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# adventurous

adjective (adventurous, more adventurous, most adventurous)

«adventurous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Liking to try new, exciting and sometimes risky things; brave and curious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#m1)
2. Full of excitement and danger: «an adventurous journey». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#m2)
3. New and bold, not the usual: «an adventurous menu». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#m3)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows the shy Mole becomes adventurous when he leaves his spring-cleaning and goes to the river; Toad is too adventurous and gets into trouble. Alice is adventurous when she follows the White Rabbit. In everyday life: «Be adventurous – try a new food!» Safety: being adventurous is good, but think about danger and tell an adult where you are going.

### Examples

- The adventurous girl climbed to the top of the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#x1)
- Mole felt adventurous and set off to see the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#x2)
- We had an adventurous holiday camping in the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#x3)
- Be adventurous and try the curry! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#x4)
- The explorers made an adventurous trip across the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#x5)
- Toad was adventurous, but also very foolish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#x6)
- MANSTIN was an adventurous brave, but very kind-hearted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/#x7)

### Note

From «adventure» + «-ous». Opposite: cautious, timid. Adverb: adventurously.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adventurous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adventurous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adventurous.html) on Mova free.