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incautious

[in-kaw-shuhs]
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adjective
  1. not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
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Origin of incautious

1695–1705; in-3 + cautious; compare Latin incautus in same sense
Related formsin·cau·tious·ly, adverbin·cau·tious·ness, noun

Synonyms

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rash, brash, hotheaded, headstrong.
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  • In the morning of this very day, I was simple, and incautious, and complying.

    Imogen

    William Godwin

  • This incautious speech by no means tended to appease the ferocity of the crowd.

    Barnaby Rudge

    Charles Dickens

  • Lambert was incautious of his own safety in his great concern for his horse.

  • An incautious word, and you may find yourselves in a most difficult position.

    The Destroyer

    Burton Egbert Stevenson

  • Palgrave was always extreme; his language was incautious--violent!

British Dictionary definitions for incautious

incautious

adjective
  1. not careful or cautious
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Derived Formsincautiously, adverbincautiousness or incaution, noun
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Word Origin and History for incautious

adj.

1703, from in- (1) + cautious. Related: Incautiously.

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