Definition of Adventorous
Ad*ven"tur*ous (&?;), a. [OE.
aventurous, aunterous, OF. aventuros, F.
aventureux, fr. aventure. See Adventure,
n.] 1. Inclined to adventure;
willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly
daring; -- applied to persons.
Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve.
Milton.
2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to
danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an
adventurous undertaking, deed, song.
Syn. -- Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring;
hazardous; venturesome. See Rash.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; — applied to persons.
- Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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