venturous

[ven-cher-uhs]

adjective

1. venturesome.

Other Word Forms

• venturously adverb
• venturousness noun
• overventurous adjective
• overventurously adverb
• overventurousness noun
• unventurous adjective
• unventurously adverb
• unventurousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of venturous¹

1555–65; venture + -ous; adventurous

Example Sentences

So I reported Deaver’s tale in my previous column about the grace and grit displayed by the queen on her venturous 10-day trip.

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She had grace and grit — lifelong characteristics that were brightly displayed on a venturous trip to California in 1983.

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Titania in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: I have a venturous fairy that shall seek the squirrel’s hoard, and fetch thee new nuts.

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But until then, all this competition makes for a bumpy ride for any company venturous enough to be in the phone-selling business, including those at the very top.

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They seemed to vie with each other in daring and the venturous exploits they would undertake.

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