adventuresome

American

[ad-ven-cher-suhm] / ædˈvɛn tʃər səm /

adjective

bold; daring; adventurous.

Other Word Forms

adventuresomely adverb
adventuresomeness noun

Etymology

Origin of adventuresome

First recorded in 1725–35; adventure + -some ¹

Example Sentences

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But an adventuresome — and touchingly personal — spirit remains key to its work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

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

Are you, at last, convinced that an e-bike has the potential to make your life easier, greener, more adventuresome, and more fun?

From Slate • Jun. 18, 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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