adventurous
Americanadjective
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inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- Synonyms:
- venturesome, venturous, daring, bold
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full of risk; requiring courage; hazardous.
an adventurous undertaking.
adjective
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Also: adventuresome. daring or enterprising
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dangerous; involving risk
Other Word Forms
- adventurously adverb
- adventurousness noun
- nonadventurous adjective
- nonadventurously adverb
- nonadventurousness noun
- unadventurous adjective
- unadventurously adverb
- unadventurousness noun
Etymology
Origin of adventurous
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French aventureus, aventureux; equivalent to adventure ( def. ) + -ous ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In Tahlequah area: In “Where the Red Fern Grows,” an adventurous boy diligently saves money to buy two hunting dogs.
The National Federation of Fish Friers says reductions in cod in the Barents Sea have left shortfalls in the supply chain, but hopes consumers will be adventurous and give other fish varieties a try.
From BBC
At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.
From Barron's
I tried spearfishing for the first time, and I thought about your adventurous spirit the entire time!
From Literature
"I didn't fall sick despite the weather, and I was adventurous enough to try the cuisine in Kerala."
From BBC
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