in·cau·tious

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

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

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


rash, brash, hotheaded, headstrong.
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incautious (ɪnˈkɔːʃəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not careful or cautious
 
in'cautiously
 
adv
 
in'cautiousness
 
n
 
in'caution
 
n

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Incautious is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
Hence, an incautious worker could try to interpret all three as mixing lines.
And the president was really incautious to throw himself into the wolf's mouth.
It would be incautious to view the similarity of real data to the model runs as
  evidence of the model's validity.
In either case he acted upon his convictions with incautious sincerity and
  manly courage.
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