misadventurous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃərəs/ UK /ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃ(ə)rəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
marked by misfortune or unlucky mishap

The misadventurous voyage ended with a shipwreck off the cape.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · marked by misfortune or... unlucky unfortunate haplessill-fatedlucklessill-starred

Opposites

lucky fortunate

Word family

Derived forms misadventurously

Related forms misadventure adventure adventurous venture

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + adventurous, from Old French aventure, from Latin adventura ('about to happen'), from advenire ('to arrive').

mis- Old English adventura Latin venire Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# misadventurous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃərəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃ(ə)rəs/

## Meanings
1. marked by misfortune or unlucky mishap

## Examples
- The misadventurous voyage ended with a shipwreck off the cape.

## Synonyms
- unlucky
- unfortunate
- hapless
- ill-fated
- luckless
- ill-starred

## Antonyms
- lucky
- fortunate

## Derived Forms
- misadventurously

## Related Forms
- misadventure
- adventure
- adventurous
- venture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mis-
- Root: adventura
- Root: venire

## Etymology
From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + adventurous, from Old French aventure, from Latin adventura ('about to happen'), from advenire ('to arrive').

## AI Etymology
Misadventurous comes from mis- ('wrongly, badly') + adventurous, from Old French aventure, from Latin adventura ('about to happen'), from advenire ('to arrive'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin adventura, Latin venire. The same word family includes misadventurously, misadventure, adventure, adventurous, venture. Its current adjective use means "marked by misfortune or unlucky mishap".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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