unadventurousadj.
/ˌʌnədˈvɛntʃ(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌənədˈvɛntʃ(ə)rəs/ Not adventurous; not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > not adventurous or enterprising
unadventurous1671
unattempting1730
inexperimenting1746
unenterprising1777
unadventuring1824
safe1830
stick-in-the-mud1832
inadventurous1853
inventurous1863
unventurous1865
1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 243 The wisest, unexperienc't, will be ever..Irresolute, unhardy, unadventrous . View more context for this quotation
1861 G. L. Craik Hist. Eng. Lit. & Lang. I. 35 His attempts are of the slightest character, and, unadventurous as they are, nobody can undertake to say..whether they are well or ill done.
1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 312 The shorthorns and unadventurous beeves of more..succulent pastures.
Derivatives
unadventurously adv.
unadventurousness n.
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