incautious

[ in-kaw-shuhs ]

adjective

1. not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.

   Synonyms: headstrong, hotheaded, brash, rash

incautious

/ ɪnˈkɔːʃəs /

adjective

1. not careful or cautious

Derived Forms

• inˈcautiousness, noun
• inˈcautiously, adverb

Other Words From

• in·cautious·ly adverb
• in·cautious·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of incautious¹

1695–1705; in- ³ + cautious; compare Latin incautus in same sense

Example Sentences

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

It is impossible, she argues, to cure ourselves either of vulnerability or the yearning to be incautious as sexual beings and restless intellects.

From Washington Post