adventurous

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

Etymology

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous.

In classic literature

Synonyms

adventuresome

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