In‐cau″tious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
You... incautious tread
On fire with faithless embers overspread. Francis.
His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious reader. Keill.
Syn. — Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless.
— In‐cau″tious‐ly, adv. — In‐cau″tious‐ness, n.