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Thesaurus: incautious

Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.

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  1. a. Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
  2. adj. lacking in caution
  3. adj. carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
  4. 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.
  5. Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to thecircumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless;careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
  6. j:100 a. lacking in caution s. carelessly failing to exercise proper caution