ven"tur*ous*ness

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Venturous \Ven"tur*ous\, a. [Aphetic form of OE. aventurous. See Adventurous, Venture, n.] Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adventurous; as, a venturous soldier. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm He plucked, he tasted. --Milton. [1913 Webster] -- Ven"tur*ous*ly, adv. -- Ven"tur*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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