unambitious

/ ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs /

adjective

1. lacking in ambition

   they were unambitious for their daughters

Example Sentences

But these have been lifeless and unambitious displays which stem from the manager's decisions.

From BBC

Sir Keir's plan runs the risk of being neither fish nor fowl: too unambitious to win back Reform voters; but illiberal enough to alienate some on the left.

From BBC

And those who have consistently argued Brexit is a disaster would regard ministers are shamefully unambitious - and some do.

From BBC

Ethan, who has been rejected from the police academy — which is why he works as a TSA agent — has a strong moral compass; he is not the unambitious worker Traveler assumes him to be.

From Salon

Unfunded, unambitious policies failed to make a dent in a crisis hitting millions.”

From BBC

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