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 Webster ] Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring; hazardous; venturesome. See Rash. [ 1913 Webster ] |