adventurous

Etymology

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux).

adj

  1. (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
    The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. 2013-07-26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […]”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32
  2. (of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
    take an adventurous viewpoint

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