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Webster 1913 Edition
Adventurous
Ad-ven′tur-ous
,Adj.
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 1828 Edition
Adventurous
ADVENT'UROUS
, a.1.
Inclined or willing to incur hazard; bold to encounter danger; daring; courageous; enterprizing; applied to persons.2.
Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage' applied to things; as, an adventurous undertaking.And followed freedom on the adventurous tide.
Definition 2024
adventurous
adventurous
English
Adjective
adventurous (comparative more adventurous, superlative most adventurous)
- (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.
- 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects [… ]”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
- The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
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- (of an act or product) Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.
Antonyms
Synonyms
- (inclined to adventure): enterprising, daring, dareful, venturesome, on the go, restless
- (full of hazard): rash, foolhardy, presumptuous, hazardous
Derived terms
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Translations
inclined to adventure
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full of hazard
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