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incaution

[in-kaw-shuhn]

noun

  1. lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of incaution1

First recorded in 1705–15; in- 3 + caution
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Example Sentences

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When Trump addressed a law enforcement group in 2017 on Long Island he urged incaution in policing.

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That many birders are tight-lipped is a good thing, of course, because the cost of incaution can be disappointment or tragedy.

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Three senior economists at the IMF, an organisation not known for its incaution, published a paper questioning the benefits of neoliberalism.

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But there is a lot of it in this piece, suggesting the incaution of the eager freelancer out to make a mark with editors.

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Equal parts temper and tenderness, lust and incaution, “Heleno” is short on specifics but long on impression.

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