adventurously
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English auntreousliche, equivalent to adventurous + -ly.[1]
Adverb
[edit]adventurously (comparative more adventurously, superlative most adventurously)
- In an adventurous manner.
- 1822, John M'Diarmid, The Scrapbook: A Collection of Amusing and Striking Pieces in Prose and Verse, page 323:
- In a short time, however, philosophy gave way to humanity, and he zealously and adventurously employed his galley in saving the inhabitants of the various beautiful villas which studded that enchanting coast.
- 2004, Michael Martin, From Crockett to Custer, page 5:
- Having lived adventurously, fate placed the pair of them in situations which would secure their unique notch in our imaginations.
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References
[edit]- ^ “adventurously, adv.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.