adventurous

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/ (US)

Definition of adventurous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
    “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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adj

  1. Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
    “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.”
  2. Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
    “take an adventurous viewpoint”
    “North Korea had not publicly confirmed its contribution until Monday, when it said: “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” according to state-run news agency KCNA.”

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Etymology

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous.

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