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venturesome
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
venturesome
(adjective)
venturesome
/
ˈ
vɛntʃɚsəm/
adjective
venturesome
/
ˈ
vɛntʃɚsəm/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of VENTURESOME
[
more venturesome; most venturesome
]
formal
1
:
willing to take risks
:
daring
a
venturesome
sea captain
a
venturesome
investor
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involving risk
:
dangerous
a
venturesome
journey
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