Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enterprising"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Enterprising \En"ter*pri`sing\, a.
Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by
enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an
enterprising man or firm. -- {En"ter*pri`sing*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enterprising
adj 1: marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to
undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign
policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"
[ant: {unenterprising}]
2: marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an
aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent";
"a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn:
{aggressive}, {pushful}, {pushing}, {pushy}]
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