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

After all, the heaviest attacks on Hagel were directed at his views on Israel and his incautious comments about its supporters.

From The Daily Beast

In an incautious moment, influenced by the idea of saving her bread-and-butter, Mrs Pike gave up the key.

From Project Gutenberg

They feared she might be incautious, and for that reason Oberg made the villainous suggestion of the yachting trip.

From Project Gutenberg

Those were slow, silent, often turbid; flowing over beds of mud into which the incautious wader might sink and vanish unawares.

From Project Gutenberg

Or, was the peace only a prelude to the massacre—a skilfully devised snare to entrap incautious and credulous enemies?

From Project Gutenberg

Rifles flashed, and incautious heads or hands were struck, and somewhere or other the cannon were always muttering.

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