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incautious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'incautious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incautious [ a.]
- Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.

Meaning of 'incautious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incautious [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking in caution
Example in sentence:
  • an incautious remark;
  • incautious talk
2 . incautious [ s]
Meaning (2):
- carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
Example in sentence:
  • an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs