adventurous
part of speech
adjective (adventurous, more adventurous, most adventurous)
meaning for a pupil
1) Liking to try new, exciting and sometimes risky things; brave and curious. tree →
2) Full of excitement and danger: «an adventurous journey». tree →
3) New and bold, not the usual: «an adventurous menu». tree →
sense in the lessons
In The Wind in the Willows the shy Mole becomes adventurous when he leaves his spring-cleaning and goes to the river; Toad is too adventurous and gets into trouble. Alice is adventurous when she follows the White Rabbit. In everyday life: «Be adventurous – try a new food!» Safety: being adventurous is good, but think about danger and tell an adult where you are going.
examples
- The adventurous girl climbed to the top of the hill. tree →
- Mole felt adventurous and set off to see the river. tree →
- We had an adventurous holiday camping in the mountains. tree →
- Be adventurous and try the curry! tree →
- The explorers made an adventurous trip across the ice. tree →
- Toad was adventurous, but also very foolish. tree →
- MANSTIN was an adventurous brave, but very kind-hearted. tree →
note
From «adventure» + «-ous». Opposite: cautious, timid. Adverb: adventurously.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «adventurous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.