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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Enterprising \En"ter*pri'sing\, adjective 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}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
enterprising
adjective
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "enterprising": active, acute, adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, animated, aspiring, assiduous, audacious, bold, brave, brisk, busy, courageous, craving, daring, dashing, determined, diligent, driving, dynamic, eager, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, foolhardy, forceful, forcible, full of pep, go-ahead, go-go, hard-working, hardworking, hearty, hungry, hustling, impetuous, incisive, indefatigable, industrious, intense, itching, keen, kinetic, lively, living, lusty, mettlesome, overbold, peppy, persevering, purposeful, purposive, pushful, pushing, pushy, resolute, resolved, resourceful, robust, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, strenuous, strong, take-charge, take-over, tireless, trenchant, up-and-coming, venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, yearning, zealous, zestful, zesty, zippy
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