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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. lacking in caution;
- Example: "an incautious remark"
- Example: "incautious talk"

2. carelessly failing to exercise proper caution;
- Example: "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs"



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.
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         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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incautious
    adj 1: lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious
           talk" [ant: cautious]
    2: carelessly failing to exercise proper caution; "an incautious
       step sent her headlong down the stairs"