adventuresome

[ ad-ven-cher-suhm ]

/ ædˈvɛn tʃər səm /

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Origin of adventuresome

First recorded in 1725–35; adventure + -some¹

OTHER WORDS FROM adventuresome

ad·ven·ture·some·ly, adverbad·ven·ture·some·ness, noun

Words nearby adventuresome

Advent Sunday, adventure, adventure playground, adventurer, adventure racing, adventuresome, adventuress, adventure tourism, adventurism, adventurous, adverb

How to use adventuresome in a sentence

Adventuresome moviegoers can thank the Oscars as bunnies can thank spring.
The Oscar International Film Festival: ‘Stranger By the Lake’ and Foreign Films You Should Watch|Jimmy So|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A difficult feat, to be sure, but not entirely unusual for adventuresome Englishmen and -women.
This Week’s Hot Reads: March 25, 2013|Nicholas Mancusi|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But even the most adventuresome eaters have probably never eaten Maori pikopiko pesto.
The Maori Star Chef Rocking the South Pacific|Lea Lane Stern|April 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And this fellowship, or intimacy, which he courted was destined to send Caillette forth on a strange and adventuresome mission.
Under the Rose|Frederic Stewart Isham

There is one more fact which cannot be overlooked—the temptation which the railroads have for a romantic and adventuresome boy.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt
But, of course, for the really discriminating the boar's head feast was the sign of a truly adventuresome palate.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
The other member besides myself of our little group was Jason, of the heroic dreams and adventuresome spirit.
The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States|Benjamin Brawley
The result was that Damfino and I alone accompanied the men on that adventuresome trip.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward