Crossword clues for incautiousness
incautiousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [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.
His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any
incautious reader.
--Keill.
Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- In*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- In*cau"tious*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. The quality of being incautious.
WordNet
Usage examples of "incautiousness".
With characteristic Anglo-Saxon incautiousness he had brought on board, with the rest of his baggage, a case containing no less than thirty pounds of picrate, and had allowed the explosive matter to be stowed in the hold with as little compunction as a Frenchman would feel in smuggling a single bottle of wine.
With the incautiousness of youth he openly avowed his royalist opinions in the cafe which he frequented.