venturous

Adjective
Synonyms: audaciousdaringventuresome

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. disposed to venture or take risks“audacious visions of the total conquest of space”“an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas”“the most daring of contemporary fiction writers”“a venturesome investor”“a venturous spirit”Synonyms: audaciousdaringventuresome
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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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