adventuresome

[ ad-ven-cher-suhm ]

adjective

1. bold; daring; adventurous.

Other Words From

• ad·venture·some·ly adverb
• ad·venture·some·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adventuresome¹

First recorded in 1725–35; adventure + -some ¹

Example Sentences

In “Riddle of Fire,” Weston Razooli’s too-fanciful-for-words debut feature, three adventuresome children set off on a mythic quest for a speckled egg.

From New York Times

Sierra Club founder John Muir, arguably the most adventuresome mountaineer in California history, probably never imagined a satellite-messaging device, and he died of old age in a Los Angeles hospital bed.

From Los Angeles Times

Needless to say, I have become more adventuresome and gazpacho-friendly.

From Salon

Thankfully, he respects my less adventuresome spirit when it comes to the water, so our adventures are usually only as wild as jumping in the boat to go to dinner.

From Salon

We’ll have to see him work back up to his adventuresome self.

From Washington Times