[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

venturous \ven"turous\, a. aphetic form of oe. aventurous. see
   adventurous, venture, n.
   daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adventurous; as,
   a venturous soldier. --spenser.
   1913 webster

         this said, he paused not, but with venturous arm
         he plucked, he tasted.                   --milton.
   1913 webster -- ven"turously, adv. --
   ven"turousness, n.
   1913 webster
see also:
adventurous venture ven"turously ven"turousness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

venturous
     adj 1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport";
            "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a
            venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous
            enterprise" syn: hazardous, risky, venturesome
     2: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the
        total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of
        two jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary
        fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous
        spirit" syn: audacious, daring, venturesome
see also:
hazardous risky venturesome audacious daring 

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