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
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How to use incautious in a sentence
In letting one of the company out she incautiously stood looking through the open chink into the dark passage.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneOnly once, when Sogrange incautiously displayed a gold watch, did the eyes of one or two of their number glisten.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimThe East, North and South are deemed to be his sons, by a maid who incautiously exposed herself to the west wind.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftThere is also the danger of burning or becoming injured by the heat, if left incautiously too near the fire.
Here too it was incautiously attacked, and party spirit thus became yet more dangerous from religious enthusiasm.
The Thirty Years War, Complete | Friedrich Schiller
British Dictionary definitions for incautious
/ (ɪnˈkɔːʃəs) /
not careful or cautious
Derived forms of incautious
- incautiously, adverb
- incautiousness or incaution, noun
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