adventurously, adv.
(ædˈvɛntjʊərəslɪ)
[f. prec. +-ly2.]
† 1. By chance, casually, accidentally. Obs.
| c 1460 Coventry Myst. (1841) 334 Here Longeys showyth the spere..and he avantoresly xal wype his Eyn. 1440 Prom. Parv., Awnterowsly, Forte, fortasse, forsan. 1480 Caxton Chron. Eng. lxxv, And after that shall the moldewarpe dye aventoursly and sodeynly. |
2. In an adventurous or daring manner; daringly, at a risk.
| c 1314 Guy Warw. 83 Al auntreousliche ther he comen wes. 1599 Shakes. Hen. V, iv. iii. 79 If hee durst steale any thing aduenturously. a 1674 Milton Hist. Mosc., Wks. (1738) II. 140 Shusky..was adventrously supply'd with some Powder and Ammunition by the English. 1723 J. Sheffield Dk. of Buckhm. Wks. 1753 I. 93 On then, my Muse, adventrously engage To give instructions that concern the Stage. |