incautious
adjective
in·cau·tious
(ˌ)in-ˈkȯ-shəs 
: lacking in caution : careless
an incautious remark
incautiously
adverb
incautiousness
noun
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He offended several people with his incautious remarks.
Their incautious behavior is going to get them into trouble someday.
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The pace of activity quickens in the final few days and the last hours can be especially perilous to the public interest as legislators make incautious deals to get their own languishing proposals passed.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024
Nationalists call on the state to punish disloyal actors, such as Western brands, Chinese feminists, and incautious celebrities.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Yet that may send the message that both borrowers and lenders can continue pursuing incautious practices in the expectation of a bailout.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
And of course, panic made people incautious.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024
Nationalists call on the state to punish disloyal actors, such as Western brands, Chinese feminists, and incautious celebrities.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Yet that may send the message that both borrowers and lenders can continue pursuing incautious practices in the expectation of a bailout.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
And of course, panic made people incautious.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022
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“Incautious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incautious. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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incautious
adjective
in·cau·tious
(ˈ)in-ˈkȯ-shəs
: not cautious : rash
incautiously
adverb
incautiousness
noun
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