inadventurousadj.
/ɪnədˈvɛntjʊərəs/ Not adventurous; unenterprising.
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
1853 C. Brontë Villette I. viii. 145 Inadventurous, unstirred by impulses of practical ambition.
1867 C. J. Smith Syn. & Antonyms at Adventurous Unenterprising, Inadventurous.
Derivatives
inadˈventurousness n.
ΚΠ
1867 C. J. Smith Syn. & Antonyms at Audacity Diffidence, Inadventurousness.
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