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ad⋅ven⋅tur⋅ous

  [ad-ven-cher-uhs]
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–adjective
1. inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
2. full of risk; requiring courage; hazardous: an adventurous undertaking.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < MF

Related forms:
ad⋅ven⋅tur⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
ad⋅ven⋅tur⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. bold, daring, venturous, venturesome.
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ad·ven·tur·ous   (ād-věn'chər-əs)   
adj.  
  1. Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises.
  2. Hazardous; risky.
ad·ven'tur·ous·ly adv., ad·ven'tur·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean inclined to undertake risks: adventurous pioneers; an adventuresome prospector; an audacious explorer; a daredevil test pilot; daring acrobats; a venturesome investor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Adventurous

Ad*ven"tur*ous\, a. [OE. aventurous, aunterous, OF. aventuros, F. aventureux, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

1. Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.

Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. --Milton.

2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song.

Syn: Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring; hazardous; venturesome. See Rash.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : adventurous
Spanish: aventurero,
German: abenteuerlustig,
Japanese: 冒険的な
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