n.
Pronunciation: ə d- ' ven-ch ə - ˌ ri-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1932
: improvisation or experimentation (as in politics or military or foreign affairs) in the absence or in defiance of accepted plans or principles
– ad · ven · tur · ist \ - ' ven-ch( ə -)rist \ noun
– ad · ven · tur · is · tic \ - ˌ ven-ch ə - ' ris-tik \ adjective