̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ch(ə)rəs adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin ad- ) of Middle English aventurous, from Middle French aventureos, from aventure adventure + -eos -ous — more at adventure
1. : having, enjoying, or seeking adventures : disposed to encounter dangers or risks or to cope with the new and unknown
Caesar, the most skillful and prudent of generals, was yet as adventurous as a knight-errant — J.A.Froude
encouraged adventurous Portuguese captains to push out into the Atlantic — G.C.Sellery
2. : characterized by dangers and risks or by new or unknown situations
an adventurous period of river history
my most adventurous whaling voyage up to that time — H.A.Chippendale
regions where life is still somewhat adventurous
Synonyms:
adventuresome , venturesome , venturous , daring , daredevil , temerarious , foolhardy , reckless , rash : adventurous and the less common adventuresome may apply to a disposition to encounter danger or to explore the new and unknown
the Dyaks … ferocious and adventurous, who had no equals in daring either in battles with rivers or in battles with enemies — Agnes N. Keith
to be adventurous — to explore and discover in life as in art — Malcolm Cowley
Admiral Byrd's adventuresome expeditions
adventuresome, I sent my herald thought into a wilderness — John Keats
venturesome and venturous , the latter now somewhat uncommon, may imply greater willingness to chance danger or risk
in 1919 Alcock and Brown undertook the first and highly venturesome crossing of the Atlantic by air — Manchester Guardian
a faint pathway blazed through the wilderness by venturesome scouts and trappers from 1827 on — American Guide Series: California
among these rocks that venturous feet could reach — William Wordsworth
emancipation had some interest for venturous spirits — T.S.Eliot
daring may indicate fearlessness or boldness in greater dangers or most extreme ventures
a daring and crafty captain, as careless of his own life as of other folk's — Charles Kingsley
daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night — Charles Dickens
daredevil may imply the ostentatious, sensational, or bizarre in courting uncommon danger
daredevil feats sometimes performed in the sperm-whale fishery — Herman Melville
temerarious , foolhardy , reckless , and rash are mainly uncomplimentary. temerarious , relatively uncommon in situations involving physical danger, may refer to actions or efforts ill-advised and overambitious
summaries … more temerarious and experimental than the body of the book — George Saintsbury
foolhardy usually describes the needless tempting or incurring of unnecessary dangers with virtually no chance of success
the perfectly foolhardy feat of swimming the flood — Sinclair Lewis
reckless may apply to lack of concern about or consideration of the consequences of probable disaster and defeat
he had frightfully dissipated his little capital. How wild and reckless he had been — W.M.Thackeray
a reckless, devil-may-care individual who is ready for trouble, even looking for it, his advent into town is usually heralded by pistol shots and the splintering of glass — American Guide Series: Arizona
rash indicates imprudent haste and lack of thought
like a rash exorcist, I was appalled by the spirit I had raised — L.P.Smith
is it true that you were rash enough, mad enough, to speak to these men about murdering Keegan? — Anthony Trollope