ambitionless


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ambitionless

(æmˈbɪʃənlɪs)
adj
without ambition, unambitious
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Adj.1.ambitionless - having little desire for success or achievementambitionless - having little desire for success or achievement
nonenterprising, unenterprising - lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
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