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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Incautious \In*cau"tious\, adjective [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}, adverb -- {In*cau"tious*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
incautiously
adverb: without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" [syn: {carelessly}] [ant: {cautiously}, {cautiously}]
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