incautious
US/ɪnˈkɑʃəs/
incautious adjective: careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.
Adjective
incautious (comparative more incautious, superlative most incautious)
- careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.
- "You might have remained so still," replies Jones, "if you had not been unfortunate, I will venture to say incautious, in the placing your affections.1749, Henry Fielding, chapter XV, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VIII
- "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland. Tom Davis, who was Joe Matson's particular chum, was designated "Sister" because, in an incautious moment, when first coming to Excelsior Hall, he had shown a picture of his very pretty sister, Mabel.1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine
- Synonyms:
- uncautious
incautious meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
incautious in Tamil
- அசாக்கிரதையான, எச்சரிக்கையற்ற, சிந்தனையற்ற, கவனக்குறைவான, முன்பின் பாராத
incautious in Urdu
- غافل
incautious in Malayalam
- careless, rash, unwise
- ശ്രദ്ധയില്ലാത്ത, സൂക്ഷിക്കാത്ത, മുൻവിചാരമില്ലാത്ത, അവധാനതയില്ലാത്ത, മുൻപിൻ നോക്കാത്ത, സാഹസിക
Synonyms of incautious
Forms of incautious
| comparative | more incautious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most incautious |
Origin of incautious
From in- (negative prefix) + cautious.
Words formed from incautious
Words that rhyme with incautious
Questions about incautious
- What does incautious mean?
- Incautious means careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.
- What is incautious in Tamil?
- Incautious in Tamil is அசாக்கிரதையான, எச்சரிக்கையற்ற, சிந்தனையற்ற. See Incautious meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incautious?
- Incautious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce incautious?
- Incautious is pronounced /ɪnˈkɑʃəs/ (US).
Words near incautious in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: incautious (page history and authors); incautious (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incautious (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incautious (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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