incautious
not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
Origin of incautious
1Other 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
After all, the heaviest attacks on Hagel were directed at his views on Israel and his incautious comments about its supporters.
How the Chuck Hagel Fight Changed the American Jewish Landscape in Washington | J. J. Goldberg | August 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn an incautious moment, influenced by the idea of saving her bread-and-butter, Mrs Pike gave up the key.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. KingstonThey feared she might be incautious, and for that reason Oberg made the villainous suggestion of the yachting trip.
The Czar's Spy | William Le QueuxThose were slow, silent, often turbid; flowing over beds of mud into which the incautious wader might sink and vanish unawares.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyOr, was the peace only a prelude to the massacre—a skilfully devised snare to entrap incautious and credulous enemies?
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
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
/ (ɪnˈkɔːʃəs) /
not careful or cautious
Derived forms of incautious
- incautiously, adverb
- incautiousness or incaution, noun
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