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• ven´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: » …   Useful english dictionary

• ven´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: » …   Useful english dictionary

• 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: » …   Useful english dictionary

• ad|ven´ture|some|ness — ad|ven|ture|some «ad VEHN chuhr suhm», adjective. bold and daring; adventurous. –ad|ven´ture|some|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ad|ven|ture|some — «ad VEHN chuhr suhm», adjective. bold and daring; adventurous. –ad|ven´ture|some|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ad|ven|ture — «ad VEHN chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. an exciting or unusual experience: »The trip to Alaska was quite an adventure for her. 2. a bold undertaking, usually exciting and somewhat dangerous: »the daring adventure of rocketing into… …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|ad|ven|ture — «MIHS uhd VEHN chuhr», noun. an unfortunate accident; bad luck; mishap. SYNONYM(S): misfortune. ╂[alteration of Middle English misaventure < Old French mesaventure < mesavenir trun out badly; patterned on aventure adventure] …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|ven|ture — «mihs VEHN chuhr», noun. an unfortunate adventure; mischance …   Useful english dictionary

• per|ad|ven|ture — «PUR uhd VEHN chuhr», noun, adverb. –n. uncertainty; doubt; chance; question: »It was affirmed and the truth was certainly beyond peradventure that religious liberty was dead (John L. Motley). ╂[< adverb] –adv. Archaic. maybe; perhaps: » …   Useful english dictionary

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