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enterprising
[ en-ter-prahy-zing ]
adjective
- ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes; energetic in carrying out any undertaking:
Business is in need of enterprising young people.
Synonyms: adventurous, resourceful, venturesome, venturous
- characterized by great imagination or initiative:
an enterprising foreign policy.
enterprising
/ ˈɛntəˌpraɪzɪŋ /
adjective
- ready to embark on new ventures; full of boldness and initiative
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Derived Forms
- ˈenterˌprisingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- enter·prising·ly adverb
- non·enter·prising adjective
- un·enter·prising adjective
- un·enter·prising·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enterprising1
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Example Sentences
In any case, some enterprising independent producer might have enough material for a reality-show pilot.
The shift in language and content is click-bait for the enterprising eBay-er.
Even the most enterprising toddler would have a hard time swallowing one.
Even so, the process of globalization began thousands of years ago, thanks especially to the work of enterprising mariners.
But if you look hard enough, you can find some enterprising souls who are doing just that.
Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
There was an immediate response among those who were enterprising.
According to Froissart, he was 'esteemed the bravest and most enterprising knight in the two kingdoms.'
Would we have continued an enterprising missionary Church through it all?
Another point—they are far more enterprising than the rich men's sons that preceded this generation—or set, rather.
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