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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; Middle English < Middle French
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French
Related forms
ad·ven·tur·ous·ly, adverb
ad·ven·tur·ous·ness, noun
non·ad·ven·tur·ous, adjective
non·ad·ven·tur·ous·ly, adverb
non·ad·ven·tur·ous·ness, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
1. bold, daring, venturous, venturesome.
1. bold, daring, venturous, venturesome.
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Adventurous
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- He was in fact one of the most adventurous buyers anywhere in the world.
- One of the most adventurous things I've done over the last few years is start a couple of magazines.
- Here's to adventurous scientists, and to many more wonderful discoveries.
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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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