- incautious
- Careless; negligent; lacking in circumspection.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
incautious
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Incautious — 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. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incautious — index careless, cursory, heedless, hot blooded, impolitic, improvident, imprudent, impulsive (rash) … Law dictionary
incautious — (adj.) 1703, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) + CAUTIOUS (Cf. cautious). Related: Incautiously … Etymology dictionary
incautious — [adj] not careful any old way*, bold, brash, careless, caught napping*, devilmay care*, fast and loose*, foot in mouth*, hasty, heedless, hotheaded*, ill advised, illjudged, impetuous, improvident, imprudent, impulsive, inconsiderate, indiscreet … New thesaurus
incautious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ heedless of potential problems or risks. DERIVATIVES incaution noun incautiously adverb … English terms dictionary
incautious — [in kô′shəs] adj. not cautious; not careful or prudent; reckless; rash incautiously adv. incautiousness n … English World dictionary
incautious — in|cau|tious [ınˈko:ʃəs US ˈko: ] adj if you are incautious, you do not think about the possible bad results of your actions ▪ incautious remarks ▪ The wine had made her incautious. >incautiously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
incautious — [[t]ɪnkɔ͟ːʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you say that someone is incautious, you are criticizing them because they do or say something without thinking or planning. [FORMAL] In case you think I was incautious, take a look at the… … English dictionary
incautious — adjective Date: circa 1703 lacking in caution ; careless < an incautious remark > • incautiously adverb • incautiousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
incautious — adjective /ɪnˈkɑʃəs/ careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution You might have remained so still, replies Jones, if you had not been unfortunate, I will venture to say incautious, in the placing your affections … Wiktionary
incautious — adjective done or said without thinking about the possible effects, and therefore causing problems: incautious remarks incautiously adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
