† incautelousadj.
Obsolete.
Incautious, unwary, heedless.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective]
unwarec897
uncircumspect?1504
incircumspect1531
unwares1548
wareless1562
unwary1579
unwarning1609
incautelous1610
uncharya1616
uncautelous1628
uncanny1638
unguarded1640
uncautious1644
guardless1654
uncautioned1671
incautiousa1703
cautionless1792
unaware1817
1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 52 The bold Physitian too incautelous, By those he cures himselfe is murdered.
1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xxviii. 485 The wiles and stratagems it makes use of, to ensnare the incautelous soul.
a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. iv. §110 288 All Advantage of Cavil at the Expressions of the Judges, if any had been incautelous, was lost.
Derivatives
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adverb]
unwarelyc893
unadvised1420
abandonly1487
incautely1510
uncircumspectly1535
incircumspectly1542
unware1545
unwarily1580
incautelouslya1656
unguardedly1713
uncautiously1721
incautiously1733
a1656 J. Hales Serm. Rom. in Golden Remains xiv. 1 (R.) We grow sick many times by incautelously conversing with the diseas'd.
1693 T. Bampfield Reply Dr. Wallis 32 If it were not written incautelously.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun]
unwarenessa1425
unware1475
unwariness1544
incircumspectness1568
uncircumspection1598
incautelousness1640
incircumspection1646
uncautelousnessa1656
uncautiousness1672
incaution1720
incautiousness1811
unguardedness1818
1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xv. 144 This by incautelousnesse and Credulity.
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