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adventurous

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ad·ven·tur·ous  (d-vnchr-s)
adj.
1. Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises.
2. Hazardous; risky.

ad·ventur·ous·ly adv.
ad·ventur·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: adventurous, adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome
These adjectives mean inclined to undertake risks: adventurous pioneers; an adventuresome prospector; an audacious explorer; a daredevil test pilot; daring acrobats; a venturesome investor.

adventurous
Adjective
daring or enterprising
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
brave, courageous - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"
unadventurous - lacking in boldness

adventurous
Translations
adventurous [ədˈvɛntʃərəs] adjaventurero (= bold); arriesgado
adventurous [ədˈvɛntʃərəs] adventure adjaventureux/euse
adventurous [ədˈvɛntʃərəs] adventure adjabenteuerlustig;
(bold) → mutig
adventurous [ədˈvɛntʃərəs] adjavventuroso/a


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From those early impressions, the grand enterprise of the great fur companies, and the hazardous errantry of their associates in the wild parts of our vast continent, have always been themes of charmed interest to me; and I have felt anxious to get at the details of their adventurous expeditions among the savage tribes that peopled the depths of the wilderness.
For my part I consider that it is better to be adventurous than cautious, because fortune is a woman, and if you wish to keep her under it is necessary to beat and ill-use her; and it is seen that she allows herself to be mastered by the adventurous rather than by those who go to work more coldly.
"Sir William Phips," continued Grandfather, "was too active and adventurous a man to sit still in the quiet enjoyment of his good fortune.
 
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