52 entries under adjective topic. ×

2
promising
2
prospective
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self-appointed
2
self-called
2
self-christened
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striving
2
titular
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apparent(virtual, pseudo)
1
budding
1
purported
1
wannabe(noun, hopeful, wishful, ambitious)
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acquisitive(hopeful, aspiring)
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craving(hopeful, aspiring)
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daydreaming(hopeful, aspiring)
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desiring(hopeful, aspiring)
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desirous(hopeful, aspiring)
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hankering(hopeful, aspiring)
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itchy(hopeful, aspiring)
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longful(hopeful, aspiring)
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longing(eager, hopeful, wishful, aspiring)
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