About The Word Venturous
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Venturous
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What's The Definition Of Venturous?
[adj] 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"
[adj] involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" Synonyms | Synonyms for Venturous: adventuresome | adventurous | audacious | dangerous | daring | hazardous | risky | unsafe | venturesome Related Terms | Find terms related to Venturous: See Also | Venturous In Webster's Dictionary \Ven"tur*ous\, a. [Aphetic form of OE. aventurous. See
{Adventurous}, {Venture}, n.]
Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adveturous; as, a
venturous soldier. --Spenser.
This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm He
plucked, he tasted. --Milton.
-- {Ven"tur*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ven"tur*ous*ness}, n.
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