hyperambitious en · ADJ
Etymology
From hyper- + ambitious.
Meanings
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Very highly ambitious.
Wall Street’s culture still attracts hyperambitious men and women who are willing to do whatever it takes — pulling consecutive all-nighters or working through holiday weekends — to differentiate themselves and to meet their bosses’ weighty expectations.
2015 October 3, William D. Cohan, “Deaths Draw Attention to Wall Street’s Grueling Pace”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hyperambitious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hyperambitious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |