INCAUTIOUS


Meaning of INCAUTIOUS in English

/ ɪnˈkɔːʃəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) done without thinking carefully about the results; not thinking about what might happen

►  in·cau·tious·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: on the pattern of Latin incautus .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.