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unadventurous

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un·ad·ven·tur·ous  (nd-vnchr-s)
adj.
Not inclined to undertake new, risky enterprises.
unadventurous
Adjective
not taking chances or trying anything new
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Adj.1.unadventurousunadventurous - lacking in boldness                  
timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"


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Just such a thought on similarly stimulating nights had animated men of his acquaintance thirty years ago, men who were as elderly and stolid and unadventurous now as Mr Pickering had been then.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
At home we sat and talked quietly of old times, or played at backgammon and dominoes--and so, for a few happy days, led the peaceful unadventurous life which was good for me.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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