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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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

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

A self-described bon vivant who filed his days with polo matches, romantic involvements, adventuresome business deals and left-leaning political causes, Butler died Nov. 7 at age 96, said Zia Wesley, Butler’s friend and biographer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

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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