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overambitious

British  
/ ˌəʊvəræmˈbɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. excessively ambitious

    the aims were overambitious, therefore few were achieved

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"I have got 30 years in policing, I've worked in this area. I live here… It might be overambitious, but I think we're going to do very well."

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Each new play is putatively the work of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, a troupe of overambitious amateur thespians.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

He was initially expected to miss two to four weeks with the current injury, a timetable that turned out to be a bit overambitious.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022

“That said, I think if the guy wasn’t so positive, or overambitious about the timelines, I don’t know if Prime Air would exist.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

It was starting to feel a bit overambitious.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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