About The Word Incautious

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Incautious

Incautious Meaning & Definition
Incautious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Incautious?

[adj] displaying or feeling no wariness; "an unguarded remark"; "spilled the beans in an incautious moment"
[adj] without out proper caution; "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs"
[adj] lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Incautious: brainish | careless | hotheaded | impetuous | impulsive | madcap | tearaway(a) | unguarded | unwary

Related Terms | Find terms related to Incautious: asleep | brash | brazen | brazenfaced | goofing off | hubristic | improvident | imprudent | impudent | indiscreet | injudicious | insolent | napping | nodding | off-guard | overbold | overcareless | overconfident | oversure | overweening | rash | sleeping | temerarious | unalert | uncautious | unchary | unguarded | unprepared | unready | unvigilant | unwary | unwatchful

See Also | adventuresome | adventurous

Incautious In Webster's Dictionary

\In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark. You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis. His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious reader. --Keill. Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- {In*cau"tious*ly}, adv. -- {In*cau"tious*ness}, n.

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