Definition of "incautious" [in•cau•tious]

• Not cautious; rash. (adjective)

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• "But hypervigilance isn't a fun state of mind, and blaming rape victims for their "incautious" behavior is tantamount to telling people that it is ALWAYS better to be "safe" than "sorry.""
• "Well, I also have studied anthropological questions in my time; and I feel bound to remark, that this assertion of Professor Virchow's appears to me to be a typical example of the kind of incautious over-statement which he so justly reprehends."
• ""incautious" for giving in at once to the spirit doctrine."