unadventurous

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adjective

Not adventurous

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Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveunadventurous (comparative more unadventurous, superlative most unadventurous)

comparative more unadventurous · superlative most unadventurous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking in boldness

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishadventurous
  9. Englishunadventurous

From un- + adventurous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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