incautious
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incautious
carelessly failing to exercise proper caution "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs" -
(adj)
incautious
lacking in caution "an incautious remark","incautious talk"
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incautious
Not cautious; unwary; not circumspect; heedless. -
incautious
Synonyms Indiscreet, imprudent, impolitic, uncircumspect, inconsiderate.
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(adj)
Incautious
in-kaw′shus not cautious or careful
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Pref. in-, not + cautious,: cf. L. incautus,
NATO is incautiously expanding eastward, which has thoughtful Russians worried about being fenced out of Europe—and worse. theatlantic.com
The incautious reader might adopt either the maximum value (especially for the ma jority of sources in the catalog for which only one value is given), or simply average the two numbers to estimate the mean X-ray luminosity of the source.
The Hard X-ray Luminosity of OB Star Populations: Implications for the Contribution of Star Formation to the Cosmic X-ray Background
An incautious word, and you may find yourselves in a most difficult position. "The Destroyer" by
At a little distance, from a point invisible, an incautious footstep grated upon a gravel path of the terrace and was instantly hushed. "Nobody" by
Lambert was incautious of his own safety in his great concern for his horse. "The Duke Of Chimney Butte" by
They are strict and awful beings, and must not be incautiously approached. "History of Religion" by
Godwin was often an incautious rhetorician. "Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle" by
Several of the Sioux, who had incautiously left cover, fell. "Pathfinders of the Great Plains" by
The pile of boxes which had been a few feet away, were thrusting themselves at me I moved incautiously and knocked them over. "Astounding Stories, March, 1931" by
This evening it ended in Juell incautiously offering 10 kroner to any one who would bore. "Farthest North" by
Incautiously manipulating, he took the shock himself. "Benjamin Franklin, A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago" by
The innocent son of science, proud of his accomplishments, made a most incautious statement, and the result was peculiar. "The Galaxy" by
As mine thou'rt known,
Each bosom secret thou'dst discover:
I'd guard my own.
And jubilant earth is glad of May,
Disturb not with incautious feet
The mystery of an elder day.
That makes th'incautious virgin weep:
Beguiles the unsuspecting heart,
And lulls mistrust to silken sleep.
"Incautiously assented";
Doretta "proffered lazily";
Will "speedily invented";
She "parried," "whispered," "bade," and "mused";
He "urged," "acknowledged," and "refused."
into little green beetles will change,
thus bending down to the water by turns
we'll incautiously sail to oblivion;
left behind by us on earth
only our shadows shall cry.