Words / B2

uhd-VENCH-uh-r-uh-s/ədˈventʃərəs/

Adventurous means willing to take risks or try new things, or involving excitement and possible danger: an adventurous method; adventurous travellers. Daring and bold are close twins; adventure is the noun. An adventurous sampling method still needs ethics approval. Mix-up: adventurous vs advantageous; advent. Do not write adventurous for a copied textbook method with no risk.

Meaning

Willing to take risks or try new things; also involving excitement and possible danger.

Examples

• “An adventurous sampling method still needs ethics approval, the tutor said.”
• “Adventurous travellers featured in the diary source, which is the risk-taking-person sense.”

Good to know

an adventurous + noun; adventurous travellers. Noun: adventure. Close: daring / bold. Trap: advantageous. Methods, geography, and literature. Willing to take risks, or involving excitement — still name the risk.

Near in meaning

daring, bold, intrepid

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