incautious
adjective
not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
incautiously
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a word derived from
incautious.
Example Sentences
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“We’re incautiously optimistic—buy hot garbage,” advised none of the big investment firms a year ago in their 2025 outlooks.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Fury toward Gates for appearing to present this information incautiously or for referring to the Mayflower's passengers – colonizers – as "people who laid the foundation for this country."
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2023
Those dreams range from cautiously optimistic to … incautiously optimistic.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2019
He was hurrying away to make good his promise, when I detained him, alarmed at the effect of incautiously rousing Turkey’s combativeness after dinner.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2015
She incautiously took a deep breath to bring the heavenly odors closer—and the sound attracted the attention of the chief wife.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
