venturous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

venturous
    adj 1: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of
           the total conquest of space"; "an audacious
           interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring
           of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome
           investor"; "a venturous spirit" [syn: {audacious},
           {daring}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

         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.
   [1913 Webster]