incautiously
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7.0
- adverb
- /ɪnˈkɔːtʃəsli/
:
inconscientemente
- Driving incautiously during the storm led her to lose control of the car.
Examples
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Before Headlam—and sometimes incautiously after him—the many references to witnessing in the Gortyn code, and in early Greek law generally, were assimilated to the familiar phenomenon of the modern accidental witness.
Academic text (1991) -
He spoke incautiously about his plans, not realizing someone was eavesdropping.
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I step incautiously close to a lantern.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I don't know," she said incautiously.
Fiction book (1995) -
He had incautiously turned his back on the High Champion.
Fiction book (1997) -
I only wish," he began incautiously, and glanced away from her gentle face.
Fiction book (1992) -
As in his response to Hunter, Lincoln was demonstrating to the nation that he was not acting precipitously or incautiously.
Blog text (10) -
I incautiously remained to collect some of the substances and was then obliged to run over the lava, to the great danger of my legs.
Academic text (2010) -
Thus, in sum, he prepared matters neither grudgingly nor incautiously, in my opinion, and, dying, he left his composition to the church in Alexandria, where it is still most carefully guarded, being read only to ...
Blog text (32) -
Hairs, sweat, and pupils, or "those human opinions, the abyss of views and criticisms of your intelligence, your heart, every detail of your being, which opens up in front of you when you have incautiously clothed your thoughts in words, put them on paper, and spread them among men!" (1: 16-17).
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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4.6
In a way that shows no care about danger or the results
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2.8
In a way that shows poor judgment
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1.0
In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention
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4.2
Showing no care for the bad results of what you do
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5.6
Act quickly without thinking about the bad results
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4.1
In a way that shows poor judgment
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6.6
In a careless way without proper care or attention
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5.8
In a way that shows no careful attention
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6.5
Without care for possible harm or danger
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8.4
To do something without thinking carefully first
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7.7
In a way that shows no care for possible bad results
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8.3
Acting in a very risky way without thinking about the dangers
In a way that shows little care or attention
Acting without good sense or careful thought
In a way that is not wise or safe
In a way that is not sensible in the situation
In a way that shows little careful thought before acting
In a careless way without thinking
In a way that is not careful about danger
In a careless, not strict way
In a clumsy, careless way that often causes mistakes
Antonyms
How Carefully
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6.2
9
3.0
978
1.0
70
2.3
1
7.0
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6.6
30
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
incautiously = incautious (transparent) = in + caution + ous + ly
This is a standard adverb formation from the adjective 'incautious' with '-ly', and the meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word incautiously comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and cautious, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'careful' or 'on guard'. So, to act incautiously is to act 'not on guard', without care or caution.