adventurous
Use Adventurous in a sentence
tʃər adjective
1.
inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
2.
full of risk; requiring courage; hazardous: an adventurous undertaking.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | Also: adventuresome daring or enterprising |
| 2. | dangerous; involving risk |
| ad'venturously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
adventurous
mid-14c., "hazardous" (also "occurring by chance," late 14c.), from O.Fr. aventuros (Mod.Fr. aventureux), from aventure (see adventure). Sense evolution is through "rash, risk-taking" (c.1400), "daring, fond of adventure" (mid-15c.).
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Example sentences
The freedom to roam nourished our adventurous spirit.
The regiment attracted adventurous spirits from everywhere.
Adventurous souls will thrill to the crisp lyonnaise tripe cakes.
He is an adventurous and indefatigable traveler as well as a brilliant explorer of arcane problems and archives.
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