Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Venturesome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; intrepid; adventurous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adventurous.
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- adjective
Adventurous ;venturesome ; willing to undertake activities involvingrisk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective disposed to venture or take risks
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Examples
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Rather concluding about its worthy benefits, it is good to register into the website and start your venturous activities around.
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They were the more comradely men, the more venturous, the more individual.
Chapter 21 2010
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In the venturous pavilion of Philips the first large-scale “multi-media” presentation of Philips took place.
Archive 2008-04-10 Jak Boumans 2008
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Everything seems a danger to venturous spirits, when their feet begin to tread an enemy's country.
The Phoenissae 2008
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In the venturous pavilion of Philips the first large-scale “multi-media” presentation of Philips took place.
Archive 2008-03-29 Jak Boumans 2008
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Everything seems a danger to venturous spirits, when their feet begin to tread an enemy's country.
The Phoenissae 2008
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But when he saw him at a hundred yards distance, standing composedly with the rest of the group, the flesh of the champion, like that of the old Spanish general, began to tremble, in anticipation of the dangers into which his own venturous spirit was about to involve it.
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On the other hand, to disappoint the toils, the venturous hopes of your father, to forego the only opportunity which may ever again offer itself, of revenge on the bloody traitors of York, and restoration of the House of Lancaster! —
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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Paris, was renowned for the wild, venturous, and extravagant wit, the brilliant sallies and fortunate repartees, with which he prodigally seasoned the character of the party-coloured jester.
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But take an especial care of Martius Galeotti, and see he remain in the rear, in a place of the most absolute safety — he is even but too venturous, and, like a fool, would be both swordsman and philosopher.
Quentin Durward 2008
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