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Full of daring; adventurous. [Archaic] T. Campbell.

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold. Howell.

Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; intrepid. Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer.

of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. Moir.

Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises.

of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress.

To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave. Shak. R. Browning.

To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.

Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] Latimer. For I am perilous with knife in hand. Chaucer. -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. -- Per"il*ous*ness, n.

te a journey, or a conflict. Back to his sight precipitates her steps. Glover. If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous. Bacon.

In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely. His daring foe . . . securely him defied. Milton.

Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent. "A stalwart tiller of the soil." Prof. Wilson. Fair man be was and wise, stalworth and bold. R. of Brunne.

The quality or state of being stalworth; stalwartness; boldness; daring. [Obs.]

all these fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold, daring, intrepid. Camden.

o; in addition. An honest courtier, yet a patriot too. Pope. Let those eyes that view The daring crime, behold the vengeance too. Pope. Too too, a duplication used to signify great excess. O that this too too solid flesh would melt. Shak. Such is not Charles his too too active age. Dryden.

Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act. -- Ven"ture*some*ly, adv. -- Ven"ture*some*ness, n.

Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adveturous; as, a venturous soldier. Spenser. This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm He plucked, he tasted. Milton. -- Ven"tur*ous*ly, adv. -- Ven"tur*ous*ness, n.

Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. Chapman.