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▪ I. ˈenterprising, vbl. n. rare.
[f. enterprise v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. enterprise; the action of undertaking or attempting.
1572H. Middelmore in Ellis Orig. Lett. ii. 190 III. 5 In the entirprisinge of which matter I doe wishe, etc. 1652Gaule Magastrom. 24 As to the enterprizing or atchieving of naturall, politicall, and religious actions, etc. 1675Marvell Corr. Wks. 1872–5 II. 442 His late entirprising to subvert in all manners the libertyes of this city, etc.
▪ II. enterprising, ppl. a.|ˈɛntəpraɪzɪŋ|
Also 7 in-.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
a. That undertakes.
b. Forward and prompt to undertake. In early use chiefly in bad sense, foolhardy, also ambitious, scheming: now chiefly in favourable sense, full of the spirit of enterprise.
1611Cotgr. s.v. Fol., An enterprizing foole needs little wit. 1672Marvell Reh. Transp. i. 139 Mr. Bayes is so interprising you know. 1720Dr. Wilcocks in Ellis Orig. Lett. ii. 440 IV. 321 The King of Prussia..has a brisk enterprising look. 1776Gibbon Decl. & F. I. 364 Diocletian..justly dreaded the enterprising spirit of Carausius. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 605 The sagacious Caermarthen and the enterprising Monmouth agreed in blaming these cautious tactics. 1876J. H. Newman Hist. Sk. I. i. i. 36 Marco Polo..was one of a company of enterprising Venetian merchants.
Hence enterˈprisingly adv.
1822New Monthly Mag. V. 298 The claims which he had so enterprisingly advanced. 1887Times 19 Oct. 7/4 Some couple of thousand of the roughest enterprisingly made their way to Trafalgar-square yesterday. |