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
Needless to say, I have become more adventuresome and gazpacho-friendly.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2023
We’ll have to see him work back up to his adventuresome self.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Like magic, the adventuresome spirit of the movie was restored.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 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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