incautious

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

Origin of incautious

1
1695–1705; in-3 + cautious; compare Latin incautus in same sense

Other words for incautious

Other words from incautious

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

Words Nearby incautious

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How to use incautious in a sentence

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

    The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for incautious

incautious

/ (ɪnˈkɔːʃəs) /


adjective
  1. not careful or cautious

Derived forms of incautious

  • incautiously, adverb
  • incautiousness or incaution, noun

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