Venturesome
[VEN-cher-səm]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: English, 17th century
1.
Willing to take risks or embark on difficult or unusual courses of action.
Examples of Venturesome in a sentence
"Our venturesome hiking guide insisted on taking us over the steep hills, rather than around them."
"Gregory was the kind of venturesome eater who visited new restaurants and asked them to prepare their most surprising dishes."
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