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incautious

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in⋅cau⋅tious

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

Origin:
1695–1705; in- 3 + cautious; cf. L incautus in same sense


in⋅cau⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
in⋅cau⋅tious⋅ness, noun


rash, brash, hotheaded, headstrong.
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in·cau·tious   (ĭn-kô'shəs)   
adj.  Not cautious; rash.
in·cau'tious·ly adv., in·cau'tious·ness n.
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