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AdventurousAdventurous Ad*ven"tur*ous, a. [OE. aventurous, aunterous, OF.
aventuros, F. aventureux, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]
1. Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to
embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied
to persons.
Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve.
--Milton.
2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger;
requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an
adventurous undertaking, deed, song.
Syn: Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring;
hazardous; venturesome. See Rash. Adventurously
Adventurously Ad*ven"tur*ous*ly, adv.
In an adventurous manner; venturesomely; boldly; daringly.
Adventurousness
Adventurousness Ad*ven"tur*ous*ness, n.
The quality or state of being adventurous; daring;
venturesomeness.
anourousAnurous A*nu"rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Also written
anourous.] AnourousAnourous An*ou"rous, a.
See Anurous. AnurousAnurous A*nu"rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Also written
anourous.] Ardurous
Ardurous Ar"du*rous, a.
Burning; ardent. [R.]
Lo! further on, Where flames the arduous Spirit of
Isidore. --Cary.
Augurous
Augurous Au"gu*rous, a.
Full of augury; foreboding. [Obs.] ``Augurous hearts.'
--Chapman.
Aurous
Aurous Au"rous, a.
1. Containing gold.
2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of
those compounds of gold in which this element has its
lower valence; as, aurous oxide.
Brachyurous
Brachyural Brach`y*u"ral, Brachyurous Brach`y*u"rous, a.
[Cf. F. brachyure.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Brachyura.
Disadventurous
Disadventurous Dis`ad*ven"tur*ous, a.
Unprosperous; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Disaventurous
Disaventurous Dis`a*ven"tur*ous, a.
Misadventurous; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Durous
Durous Du"rous, a. [L. durus.]
Hard. [Obs. & R.]
Eurhipidurous
Eurhipidurous Eu*rhip`i*du"rous, a. [Gr. ? well + ? a fan + ?
a tail.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a fanlike tail; belonging to the Eurhipidur[ae], a
division of Aves which includes all living birds.
Furfurous
Furfurous Fur"fu*rous, a.
Made of bran; furfuraceous. [R.] ``Furfurous bread.'
--Sydney Smith.
Gastrurous
Gastrurous Gas*tru"rous (-r[u^]s), a. (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to the Gastrura.
HydrosulphurousHydrosulphurous Hy`dro*sul"phur*ous, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the
reduction of sulphurous acid. See Hyposulphurous acid,
under Hyposulphurous. hydrosulphurous acidHyposulphurous Hy`po*sul"phur*ous, a. [Pref. hypo- +
sulphurous.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur, all, or a part, in a
low state of oxidation.
Hyposulphurous acid.
(a) Thiosulphuric acid. [Obs.]
(b) An acid, H2SO2, obtained by the reduction of sulphurous
acid. It is not obtained in the free state, but in an
orange-yellow water solution, which is a strong reducing
and bleaching agent. Called also hydrosulphurous acid. HyposulphurousHyposulphurous Hy`po*sul"phur*ous, a. [Pref. hypo- +
sulphurous.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur, all, or a part, in a
low state of oxidation.
Hyposulphurous acid.
(a) Thiosulphuric acid. [Obs.]
(b) An acid, H2SO2, obtained by the reduction of sulphurous
acid. It is not obtained in the free state, but in an
orange-yellow water solution, which is a strong reducing
and bleaching agent. Called also hydrosulphurous acid. hyposulphurous acidThiosulphuric Thi`o*sul*phur"ic, a. [Thio- + sulphuric.]
(Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an unstable acid,
H2S2O3, analogous to sulphuric acid, and formerly called
hyposulphurous acid. Hyposulphurous acidHyposulphurous Hy`po*sul"phur*ous, a. [Pref. hypo- +
sulphurous.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur, all, or a part, in a
low state of oxidation.
Hyposulphurous acid.
(a) Thiosulphuric acid. [Obs.]
(b) An acid, H2SO2, obtained by the reduction of sulphurous
acid. It is not obtained in the free state, but in an
orange-yellow water solution, which is a strong reducing
and bleaching agent. Called also hydrosulphurous acid. Imposturous
Imposturous Im*pos"tur*ous, a.
Impostrous; deceitful.
Strictness fales and impostrous. --Beau. & Fl.
Macrurous
Macrurous Ma*cru"rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
MercurousMercurous Mer*cu"rous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is
present in its highest proportion.
Mercurous chloride. (Chem.) See Calomel. Mercurous chlorideMercurous Mer*cu"rous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is
present in its highest proportion.
Mercurous chloride. (Chem.) See Calomel. Misadventurous
Misadventurous Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous, a.
Unfortunate.
Murmurous
Murmurous Mur"mur*ous, a. [Cf. L. murmuriosus, OF. murmuros.]
Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint;
murmuring. [Archaic or Poetic]
The lime, a summer home of murmurous wings. --Tennyson.
odourousOdorous O"dor*ous, a. [Written also odourous.] [L. odorus,
fr. odor odor: cf. OF. odoros, odoreux.]
Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor;
fragrant; sweet-smelling. ``Odorous bloom.' --Keble.
Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell.
--Spenser.
-- O"dor*ous*ly, adv. -- O"dor*ous*ness, n. Ordurous
Ordurous Or"dur*ous, a.
Of or pertaining to ordure; filthy. --Drayton.
Perjurous
Perjurious Per*ju"ri*ous, Perjurous Per"ju*rous, a. [L.
perjuriosus, perjurus.]
Guilty of perjury; containing perjury. [Obs.] --Quarles. B.
Johnson.
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