overambitious
/ (ˌəʊvəræmˈbɪʃəs) /
adjective
excessively ambitious: the aims were overambitious, therefore few were achieved
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How to use overambitious in a sentence
It is the over-ambitious singer, the singer who forces a small, light organ to do heavy work, who develops the tremolo.
Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing | Enrico Caruso and Luisa TetrazziniBut that which he covets comes not to the jealous one, nor power to him who thirsts for it, nor honor to the over-ambitious.
The Quest | Frederik van EedenWe have been over-ambitious, we wanted to do things too well!
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete | Emile ZolaThus doth fate pursue the over-ambitious and wreck their plans.
A Woman for Mayor | Helen M. WinslowYou think, perhaps, that I 'm employing an over-ambitious phrase, but I am not.
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I.(of II) | Charles James Lever
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