Venturousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Venturous \Ven"tur*ous\, a. [Aphetic form of OE. aventurous. See
     {Adventurous}, {Venture}, n.]
     Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adventurous; as,
     a venturous soldier. --Spenser.
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           This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm
           He plucked, he tasted.                   --Milton.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Ven"tur*ous*ly}, adv. --
     {Ven"tur*ous*ness}, n.
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