"incautious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈkɑʃəs/ [US] Forms: more incautious [comparative], most incautious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːʃəs Etymology: From in- (negative prefix) + cautious. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|in-|cautious|pos1=negative prefix}} in- (negative prefix) + cautious Head templates: {{en-adj}} incautious (comparative more incautious, superlative most incautious)
  1. careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution. Synonyms: uncautious Derived forms: incautiously, incautiousness Related terms: incaution Translations (careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution): непредпазлив (nepredpazliv) (Bulgarian), incaut (Catalan), varomaton (Finnish), unvorsichtig (German), anfhaiteach (Irish), incautus (Latin), neuhwoaieagh (Manx), incauto (Portuguese), neatent (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-incautious-en-adj-UOPByVBv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-

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