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enterprising

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en·ter·pris·ing  (ntr-przng)
adj.
Showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects: The enterprising children opened a lemonade stand.
enter·prising·ly adv.
enterprising
Adjective
full of boldness and initiative
enterprisingly adv
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Adj.1.enterprising - marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"
adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
ambitious - having a strong desire for success or achievement
energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"
nonenterprising, unenterprising - lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
enterprising
adjective resourceful, original, spirited, keen, active, daring, alert, eager, bold, enthusiastic, vigorous, imaginative, energetic, adventurous, ingenious, up-and-coming, audacious, zealous, intrepid, venturesome
Translations
Spanish enterprising [ˈɛntəpraɪzɪŋ] adj → emprendedor(a)
French enterprising [ˈɛntəpraɪzɪŋ] enterprise adj → entreprenant(e) → dynamique; [scheme] → audacieux/euse
German enterprising [ˈɛntəpraɪzɪŋ] enterprise adj → einfallsreich
Italian enterprising [ˈɛntəpraɪzɪŋ] adj → intraprendente
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One day it occurred to him to stop saying that his paper was pure and enterprising and fearless, and make it so.
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To secure the favor and interest of this enterprising and powerful monarch, he precipitated England into a war with France, contrary to the plainest dictates of policy, and at the hazard of the safety and independence, as well of the kingdom over which he presided by his counsels, as of Europe in general.
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