misventurous
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]misventurous (comparative more misventurous, superlative most misventurous)
- (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.
- (obsolete) Not adventurous; timid. [19th c.]