INCAUTIOUS, INCAUTIOUSLY, INCAUTIOUSNESS
ADJECTIVES
► HAGGLIN’ rash, incautious → 1831 Sc.
► INCAUTELOUS heedless, unwary, incautious → 1610 obs.
► UNCANNY giddy, careless, incautious, imprudent → 1638 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► UNCAUTELOUS incautious, unwary → 1628 obs.
► UNCAUTIONED incautious → 1671 obs.
► UNCAUTIOUS incautious → 1644 obs.
► UNCHARY incautious → 1601
► UNCIRCUMSPECT 1. of persons: not cautious, imprudent, unwary → 1502
2. of actions, etc.: incautious → 1563
► WARELESS unwary, incautious, imprudent → 1562 obs.
ADVERBS
► UNCIRCUMSPECTLY incautiously → 1535
NOUNS
► UNCAUTELOUSNESS incautiousness → a1656 obs.
► UNCAUTIOUSNESS incautiousness → 1680 obs.
► UNCIRCUMSPECTION incautiousness → 1598
NOUNS – PERSON
► IMPRUDENT a rash, heedless, or incautious person; one who is indiscreet → 1753 obs.
VERBS
► LEAD WITH ONE’S CHIN to act incautiously; to act without restraint → 1940s sl. orig. boxing
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