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[syn: incaution, incautiousness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
You . . . incautious tread
On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
incautiousness
n 1: the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn:
incaution, incautiousness] [ant: carefulness,
caution, cautiousness]