adventuresome

[ ad-ven-cher-suh m ]

/ ædˈvɛn tʃər səm /

bold; daring; adventurous.

Origin of adventuresome

First recorded in 1725–35; adventure + -some¹

ad·ven·ture·some·ly, adverb ad·ven·ture·some·ness, noun

Adventuresome moviegoers can thank the Oscars as bunnies can thank spring.

The Oscar International Film Festival: ‘Stranger By the Lake’ and Foreign Films You Should Watch |Jimmy So |February 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A difficult feat, to be sure, but not entirely unusual for adventuresome Englishmen and -women.

This Week’s Hot Reads: March 25, 2013 |Nicholas Mancusi |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But even the most adventuresome eaters have probably never eaten Maori pikopiko pesto.

The Maori Star Chef Rocking the South Pacific |Lea Lane Stern |April 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
A little later we meet again with the adventuresome Tupper and his flotilla.

The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn |Henry P. Johnston

He suffered a painful illness at the close of his vigorous, adventuresome life.

The Women Who Came in the Mayflower |Annie Russell Marble
And this fellowship, or intimacy, which he courted was destined to send Caillette forth on a strange and adventuresome mission.

Under the Rose |Frederic Stewart Isham
He was no coward; no man ever dared say that of him; but he seemed to have none of the adventuresome blood of his parents.

Wolf Breed |Jackson Gregory
The ships of Portugal were the most adventuresome of any that ploughed the ocean.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd