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Webster 1913 Edition

Incautious

In-cau′tious

,
Adj.
[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.
You . . .
incautious
tread
On fire with faithless embers overspread.
Francis.
–
In-cau′tious-ly
,
adv.
–
In-cau′tious-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Incautious

INCAU'TIOUS

,
Adj.
[in and cautious.] Not cautious; unwary; not circumspect; heedless; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; as incautious youth.

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