venturous
ven·tu·rous
adjective
1.
involving risk or danger
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“skydiving is a hazardous sport”
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“extremely risky going out in the tide and fog”
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“a venturesome journey in wintertime”
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“a venturous enterprise”
2.
disposed to venture or take risks
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“audacious visions of the total conquest of space”
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“an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas”
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“the most daring of contemporary fiction writers”
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“a venturesome investor”
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“a venturous spirit”
Origin
From venture + -ous.
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