enterprising
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tərˌpraɪ adjective
1.
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.
2.
characterized by great imagination or initiative: an enterprising foreign policy.
Related forms
en·ter·pris·ing·ly, adverb
non·en·ter·pris·ing, adjective
un·en·ter·pris·ing, adjective
un·en·ter·pris·ing·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. timid, cautious.
1. timid, cautious.
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| —adj | |
| ready to embark on new ventures; full of boldness and initiative | |
| 'enterprisingly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Enterprising companies would likely build small unmanned self-serve battery kiosks as well.
Enterprising families do take advantage of the policy.
But one enterprising researcher uses it to store the entire human genome.
One enterprising student was coming by to collect old cell phones from recycling donations.
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