adventuresome
Americanadjective
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But despite its experiment with chronology, “A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic” plays it safe when it comes to its plot—a surprise for readers expecting a story as adventuresome as its telling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
In “Riddle of Fire,” Weston Razooli’s too-fanciful-for-words debut feature, three adventuresome children set off on a mythic quest for a speckled egg.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Thankfully, he respects my less adventuresome spirit when it comes to the water, so our adventures are usually only as wild as jumping in the boat to go to dinner.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023
We’ll have to see him work back up to his adventuresome self.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
My dad liked to believe I was as popular and adventuresome as he was at my age—a myth it had always seemed easiest to perpetuate.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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