venturesome
121audacious — audaciously, adv. audaciousness, n. /aw day sheuhs/, adj. 1. extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer. 2. extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive: an audacious vision of the city …
122chancy — chanciness, n. /chan see, chahn /, adj., chancier, chanciest. 1. uncertain, hazardous, or risky. 2. random; haphazard; subject to chance. 3. Chiefly Scot. lucky. [1505 15; CHANCE + Y1] Syn. 1. precarious, doubtful, dubious, venturesome. Ant. 1.… …
123china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
124China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
125daredeviltry — /dair dev euhl tree/, n. reckless daring; venturesome boldness. Also, daredevilry /dair dev euhl ree/. [1870 75, Amer.; DAREDEVIL + try, as in DEVILTRY] * * * …
126daring — daringly, adv. daringness, n. /dair ing/, n. 1. adventurous courage; boldness. adj. 2. bold or courageous; fearless or intrepid; adventurous. [1575 85; DARE + ING1, ING2] Syn. 1. audacity, bravery. 2. dauntless, undaunted, venturesome, audacious …
127enterprising — enterprisingly, adv. /en teuhr pruy zing/, adj. 1. ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes; energetic in carrying out any undertaking: Business is in need of enterprising young people. 2. characterized by great …
128foolhardy — foolhardily, adv. foolhardiness, n. /foohl hahr dee/, adj., foolhardier, foolhardiest. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome. [1175 1225; ME folhardy < OF fol hardi. See FOOL1, HARDY] Syn. impetuous, headlong, heedless,… …
