misventurous

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adjective

Subject to misventure; unfortunate.

First used 18th c.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivemisventurous (comparative more misventurous, superlative most misventurous)

comparative more misventurous · superlative most misventurous

  1. obsoleteSubject to misventure; unfortunate.First known use 18th c.

    There, after all is ended, the enchantment too shall end, and the misventurous lady and her imprisoned knight shall both be set free.

    1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. VII, letter 125
  2. obsoleteNot adventurous; timid.First known use 19th c.

Origin

From mis- + venturous.

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APA

misventurous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misventurous

MLA

“misventurous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misventurous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misventurous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misventurous.

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