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adventurous

[ ad-ven-cher-uhs ]

adjective

  1. inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. full of risk; requiring courage; hazardous:

    an adventurous undertaking.



adventurous

/ əˈɛԳʃəə /

adjective

  1. Alsoadventuresome daring or enterprising
  2. dangerous; involving risk
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳٳܰdzܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·tܰ·dzܲ· adverb
  • ·tܰ·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDza·tܰ·dzܲ adjective
  • non·tܰ·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·tܰ·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲa·tܰ·dzܲ adjective
  • un·tܰ·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·tܰ·dzܲ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adventurous1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French aventureus, aventureux; equivalent to adventure ( def ) + -ous ( def )
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They described her as curious, adventurous, creative, “the smartest of all of us” and someone who was “always trying something new.”

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Marriage might be the all-consuming obsession, but “Regency Girls” makes clear that self-determination is really what these adventurous young women are fighting for.

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One particularly adventurous walker was trying to make it up the mountain twice in one day with his dog Benji.

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A new showcase, the Los Angeles Festival of Movies, is being organized by Micah Gottlieb and Sarah Winshall for adventurous, young audiences on the east side.

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It’s that eclecticism and adventurous spirit that propels Croker’s excellent upcoming “Dream Manifest” album, due June 13.

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