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. [1913 Webster] This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm He… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venturous — index aleatory (perilous), imprudent, impulsive (rash), insecure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
venturous — 1560s, aphetic form of ADVENTUROUS (Cf. adventurous), influenced by VENTURE (Cf. venture) … Etymology dictionary
venturous — [ven′chər əs] adj. VENTURESOME venturously adv. venturousness n … English World dictionary
venturous — adjective Date: 1565 venturesome • venturously adverb • venturousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
venturous — venturously, adv. venturousness, n. /ven cheuhr euhs/, adj. venturesome. [1555 65; VENTURE + OUS; see ADVENTUROUS] * * * … Universalium
venturous — adjective Adventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk. See Also: venture, nothing ventured, nothing gained … Wiktionary
venturous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Taking or willing to take risks: adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, daredevil, daring, enterprising, venturesome. See SAFETY. 2. Involving possible risk, loss, or injury: adventurous, chancy,… … English dictionary for students
venturous — ven·tur·ous || ventʃə(r)É™rÉ™s adj. willing to take risks, adventurous; risky, dangerous … English contemporary dictionary
venturous — a. See venturesome … New dictionary of synonyms
