inadventurous en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English adventurous English inadventurous From in- + adventurous.
Meanings
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Not adventurous.
Inadventurous, unstirred by impulses of practical ambition, I was capable of sitting twenty years teaching infants the hornbook, turning silk dresses and making children's frocks.
1853, Charlotte Brontë, Villette:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inadventurous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inadventurous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |