adventurous
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[edit] Etymology
From Old English aventurous, aunterous, from Old French aventuros (modern aventureux)
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- WEAE IPA: /ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ʌs/
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[edit] Adjective
adventurous (comparative more adventurous, superlative most adventurous)
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- Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; — applied to persons.
- Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as an adventurous undertaking, deed, song.
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Inclined to adventure
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Full of hazard
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