unambitious
adjective
un·am·bi·tious
ˌən-am-ˈbi-shəs 
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In some ways, Melania Trump—elegant, enigmatic, and apparently unambitious—arrived in Washington better suited to the office than any other presidential spouse in recent memory.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Recycling visuals from a five-year-old game and the basic formula of dozens more, Echoes of Wisdom is wholly unambitious and sadly forgettable.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
But although the play’s scenario certainly sets them up for banter, the dialogue itself is bizarrely unambitious and often illogical.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
That unambitious goal has already been met for the last 52 years.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2022
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Recycling visuals from a five-year-old game and the basic formula of dozens more, Echoes of Wisdom is wholly unambitious and sadly forgettable.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
But although the play’s scenario certainly sets them up for banter, the dialogue itself is bizarrely unambitious and often illogical.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
That unambitious goal has already been met for the last 52 years.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2022
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“Unambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unambitious. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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