Definitions for: Incautious

[adj] displaying or feeling no wariness; "an unguarded remark"; "spilled the beans in an incautious moment"
[adj] without out proper caution; "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs"
[adj] lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"

Webster (1913) Definition: In*cau"tious, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L.
incautus.]
Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the
circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless;
careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.

You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers
overspread. --Francis.

His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any
incautious reader. --Keill.

Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;
careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- In*cau"tious*ly,
adv. -- In*cau"tious*ness, n.

Synonyms: brainish, careless, hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, tearaway(a), unguarded, unwary

Antonyms: cautious

See Also: adventuresome, adventurous

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