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incautious

[in-kaw-shuhs] / ɪnˈkɔ ʃəs /


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We’re a long way from those incautious days.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Even the animals are distinctive—especially Kōkī, the pet parrot who acts like a Shakespearean fool, squawking incautious truths to Tongan authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Still, it was an inappropriate, incautious statement from a Supreme Court justice who should have known better.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2024

Hon also didn’t think of the Kraffts as incautious.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2022

He should proceed in such a manner, tempered by prudence and humanity, that too much trust may not render him incautious, nor too much suspicion render him insufferable.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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