venturesome

  • 51ven´ture|some|ness — ven|ture|some «VEHN chuhr suhm», adjective. 1. inclined to take risks; rash; daring: »Venturesome boys hung from rooftops (Time). SYNONYM(S): adventurous, bold. 2. of the nature of or involving risk; risky; hazardous: » …

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  • 52ven´ture|some|ly — ven|ture|some «VEHN chuhr suhm», adjective. 1. inclined to take risks; rash; daring: »Venturesome boys hung from rooftops (Time). SYNONYM(S): adventurous, bold. 2. of the nature of or involving risk; risky; hazardous: » …

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  • 53ven|ture|some — «VEHN chuhr suhm», adjective. 1. inclined to take risks; rash; daring: »Venturesome boys hung from rooftops (Time). SYNONYM(S): adventurous, bold. 2. of the nature of or involving risk; risky; hazardous: » …

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  • 54Adventuresome — Ad*ven ture*some, a. Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome. {Ad*ven ture*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 55Adventuresomeness — Adventuresome Ad*ven ture*some, a. Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome. {Ad*ven ture*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 56Adventurous — 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. [1913… …

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  • 57Bold — (b[=o]ld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. bal[thorn]ei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. {Bawd}, n.] 1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome;… …

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  • 58Dare — (d[^a]r), v. i. [imp. {Durst} (d[^u]rst) or {Dared} (d[^a]rd); p. p. {Dared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daring}.] [OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear I dare, imp. dorste. inf. durran; akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta, gidurran, OHG. tar …

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  • 59Dared — Dare Dare (d[^a]r), v. i. [imp. {Durst} (d[^u]rst) or {Dared} (d[^a]rd); p. p. {Dared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daring}.] [OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear I dare, imp. dorste. inf. durran; akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta, gidurran …

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  • 60Dared — Dare Dare (d[^a]r), v. i. [imp. {Durst} (d[^u]rst) or {Dared} (d[^a]rd); p. p. {Dared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daring}.] [OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear I dare, imp. dorste. inf. durran; akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta, gidurran …

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