What does incautious mean?
Incautious means careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution..
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/ɪnˈkɑʃəs/ · adjective
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.
"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.
Pot-plants on spindle-legged stands lurked in wait for an incautious gesture.
Use incautious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Incautious means careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution..
Common synonyms include uncautious, impetuous, impulsive, careless.
Possible antonyms include cautious.
"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.
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