misventurous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mis- +‎ venturous.

Adjective[edit]

misventurous (comparative more misventurous, superlative most misventurous)

  1. (obsolete) Subject to misventure; unfortunate. [18th c.]
    • 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. VII, letter 125:
      There, after all is ended, the enchantment too shall end, and the misventurous lady and her imprisoned knight shall both be set free.
  2. (obsolete) Not adventurous; timid. [19th c.]
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