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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

It’s difficult to think of a precedent for such a display of raw, intimate and incautious anger, especially at an event known for its glamorous but choreographed formality.

From Washington Post Mar. 28, 2022

Where the other astronauts look upon Glenn as sanctimonious, he finds them incautious.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2020

Washington even suggested that Hunter tell his British case officer that he got the information because American officers “are very incautious in speaking of the strength of their regiments.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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