† uncautiousadj.
Obsolete.
Incautious. Also absol.
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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
1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xii. 105 A man that was vncautious and sucked strongly that had his foreteeth beaten out by the blow of the bullett ascending.
1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. v. 34 There is no small cunning, and working of Satan in them, insomuch that the uncautious and injudicious, are deceived.
1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. Pref. p. xiv An uncautious wanton writer can possibly give the vice he has too lusciously describ'd.
1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 204 O what has this uncautious Man said?
Derivatives
unˈcautiously adv.
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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
1721 D. Waterland Case Arian-Subscr. iv. 41 (Plea xiv. §4) It is very uncautiously and unaccurately said, that King Charles I. patronized the Subscribing the same Articles either in contradictory, or different Senses.
1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 17 Nov. 215 Uncautiously suffering this jealousy to corrode in her breast.
† †unˈcautiousness n. Obsolete
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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
1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice ii. vi. 193 Arguments..endangered by the very uncautiousness of the expression.
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