incautious
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- incautiously adverb
- incautiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of incautious
1695–1705; in- 3 + cautious; compare Latin incautus in same sense
Example Sentences
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Even the animals are distinctive—especially Kōkī, the pet parrot who acts like a Shakespearean fool, squawking incautious truths to Tongan authority.
Still, it was an inappropriate, incautious statement from a Supreme Court justice who should have known better.
From Los Angeles Times
He is staggeringly incautious and repetitive, as if saying something often and loud enough will make it true.
From Washington Post
He delighted in being candid, blunt, deliberately provocative and incautious.
From New York Times
It’s difficult to think of a precedent for such a display of raw, intimate and incautious anger, especially at an event known for its glamorous but choreographed formality.
From Washington Post
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