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incautious

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in·cau·tious  (n-kôshs)
adj.
Not cautious; rash.

in·cautious·ly adv.
in·cautious·ness n.

incautious [ɪnˈkɔːʃəs]
adj
not careful or cautious
incautiously  adv
incautiousness , incaution n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"
adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
2.incautious - carelessly failing to exercise proper caution; "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs"
careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"

incautious
Translations
incautious [ɪnˈkɔːʃəs] ADJincauto, imprudente

incautious [ɪnˈkɔːʃəs] adj (= rash) → imprudent(e)

incautious
adj, incautiously

incautious [ɪnˈkɔːʃəs] adjincauto/a
incautious [ɪnˈkɔːʃəs] adjincauto/a

incautious
adj incautious [inˈkoːʃəs]
acting or done without thinking; not cautious an incautious action/remark/person. onversigtig عَديم الحَذَر، غافِل непредпазлив neopatrný ubesindig; uforsigtig unvorsichtig απρόσεκτος, απερίσκεπτος incauto, imprudente ettevaatamatu بی احتیاط varomaton imprudent פָּזִיז असावधान neoprezan (elő)vigyázatlan tanpa dipikir óvarkár, ógætinn incauto 軽率な 부주의한 neatsargus neuzmanīgs; nepiesardzīgs tidak hati-hati onvoorzichtig ubetenksom, uforsiktig niebaczny incauto imprudent неосторожный neopatrný nepreviden neoprezan oförsiktig การทำให้เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง dikkatsiz 輕率的 необачний, необережний بے توجہ khinh xuất
n inˈcautiousness
onversigtigheid عَدَم حَذَر непредпазливост neopatrnost ubesindighed; uforsigtighed die Unvorsichtigkeit απροσεξία, απερισκεψία imprudencia, descuido ettevaatamatus بی احتیاطی varomattomuus imprudence חוֹסֶר זְהִירוּת असावधानी neopreznost meggondolatlanság ketidakbijaksanaan óvarkárni, ógætni imprudenza 軽率さ 부주의함 neatsargumas neuzmanība; nepiesardzība sifat tidak berhati-hati onvoorzichtigheid ubetenksomhet, uforsiktighet nieostrożność descuido imprudenţă неосторожность neopatrnosť neprevidnost neopreznost oförsiktighet การทำให้เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง dikkatsizlik 輕率 необачність, необережність غفلت sự khinh xuất


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Nevertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.
A start, a fidgety shifting of the position, yes, even a violent sneeze, has been known before now to prove fatal to the incautious, and to nip in the bud many a promising friendship.
They are not AT LIBERTY to vest in the executive department permanent funds for the support of an army, if they were even incautious enough to be willing to repose in it so improper a confidence.
 
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