English Dictionary: venturous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venturous \Ven"tur*ous\, a. [Aphetic form of OE. aventurous. See {Adventurous}, {Venture}, n.] Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adveturous; as, a venturous soldier. --Spenser. This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm He plucked, he tasted. --Milton. -- {Ven"tur*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ven"tur*ous*ness}, n. |