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  • 101venturously — adv. in a venturous manner; riskily; dangerously …

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  • 102adventurous — a. 1. Bold, daring, courageous, venturesome, adventuresome, adventureful, venturous, chivalrous, doughty, enterprising. 2. Rash, reckless, precipitate, headlong, foolhardy, full of hazard. 3. Hazardous, dangerous, exposed to dangen perilous, full …

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  • 103enterprising — a. 1. Adventurous, venturesome, venturous, dashing, daring, audacious, bold. 2. Active, prompt, alert, stirring, adventurous, smart, energetic, efficient, spirited, zealous, strenuous, eager, on the alert, in earnest, willing to make ventures,… …

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  • 104foolhardy — a. Rash, venturous, adventurous, venturesome, reckless, desperate, hot headed, hot brained, hair brained, headlong, precipitate, madly rash …

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  • 105venturesome — a. Adventurous, daring, intrepid, bold, courageous, venturous, enterprising, doughty, fearless …

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  • 106desperate — hopeless, despairing, *despondent, forlorn Analogous words: reckless, rash, foolhardy, venturesome (see AD VENTUROUS): *precipitate, headlong: thwarted, foiled, frustrated, outwitted, circumvented, baffled, balked (see FRUSTRATE) Contrasted words …

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  • 107dashing — adj 1. impetuous, spirited, lively, buckish; energetic, active, Inf. peppy, Inf. snappy; dynamic, vigorous, forceful, go go, swinging; animated, exuberant, spritely, airy, brisk, breezy. 2. high spirited, mettlesome, game, plucky; gallant, brave …

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  • 108enterprising — adj 1. venturous, venturesome, adventurous; courageous, bold, caring, audacious, fearless, dauntless; spirited, mettlesome, plucky; energetic, vigorous, strenuous, forceful, full of vim and vigor, indefatigable; zealous, ardent, fervent, fervid,… …

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  • 109foolhardy — adj reckless, rash, brash, temerarious, desperate, hotheaded; harebrained, thoughtless, regardless, careless, short sighted, daring, venturous, venturesome, adventurous, dare devil, devil may care; impetuous, impulsive, hasty, madcap, heedless,… …

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  • 110hardy — adj 1. sturdy, rugged, strong, mighty, powerful, iron, Atlantean, able bodied, able, virile; brawny, muscular, muscled, strapping, athletic, husky, burly, stout, hefty, broad shouldered, well developed, Derog. muscle bound; sound, sinewy, wiry,… …

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