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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Inclined to engage in risky activities or enterprises. synonym: adventurous.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Bold; daring; adventurous; incurring hazard. See venturesome.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

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Examples

  • While I still think detailed mechanics for fighting can be done right and still have a "adventuresome" feel to them, there is nothing better suited to killing the sense of heroic adventure than having a vital artery severed and find your PC slowly bleeding out, or a blow to the knee that cripples your PC for months.

    GROGNARDIA James Maliszewski 2008

  • Shane Ratliff, a median kind of guy with a median Ruby, South Carolina income of 40 k a year, more or less, was "free to choose" without the benefit of Lesar's extra $39,960,000 as a disincentive to "adventuresome" living.

    Kerry Candaele: On Class And Corruption 2008

  • He liked to talk about his rouet (ph), that is men worthy of being broken on the wheel, they were so immoral, but there ` s a new tone to society, not just of libertinism but of pleasure-seeking, and a kind of adventuresome spirit in taking intellectual risks.

    George Washington�s False Teeth: An Unconventional Guide to the Eighteenth Century 2003

  • This is but one of many times that judicial "adventuresome" rulings actually make sense.

    365 Gay News 2010

  • The director known for his gritty, urban crime capers has ordered Robert to play the role in a more "adventuresome" style as they shoot in Manchester

    Hellomagazine.com - Celebrity news headlines 2008

  • Websites of PacoJet buffs try to outdo themselves with bizarre flavor possibilities: bacon, cheese, sardines and caviar have all been turned into ice cream by adventuresome owners.

    The $4,000 Ice Cream Maker Lee Gomes 2010

  • But this is just one of many adventuresome elements of visiting Rasputin, a "Supper Club on a Grand Scale" on Coney Island Avenue.

    The Real Parties of Brighton Beach Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Nothing to adventuresome except for once in a while when my mother brought home fresh crab or a coconut.

    Weird Foods « Colleen Anderson 2010

  • Many aspects of her life are adventuresome, from her exciting career aboard research vessels, to her passion for mountain climbing.

    Women share their tales of triumph in Sarah Brokaw's new book: 'Fortytude' 2011

  • Websites of PacoJet buffs try to outdo themselves with bizarre flavor possibilities: bacon, cheese, sardines and caviar have all been turned into ice cream by adventuresome owners.

    The $4,000 Ice Cream Maker Lee Gomes 2010

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