adventurous (a)
adventuresome (a)

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type a
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def willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
examples adventurous pioneers
the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy
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Also see bold; brave, courageous; incautious
Derivationally related form adventurous → adventure; adventurous → adventurousness
Antonym adventurous → unadventurous
Similar to audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous; sporting; swaggering, swashbuckling
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Similar to audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous; sporting; swaggering, swashbuckling
Antonym unadventurous → adventurous
Also see bold; brave, courageous; incautious; enterprising
Derivationally related form adventure → adventurous; adventurousness → adventurous

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