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1 in-cautus
in-cautus adj. with comp, incautious, improvident, inconsiderate, heedless, reckless: homo: in ipsum incautum incidere, Cs.: ab secundis rebus incauti, L.: ad credendum pavor, L.: studio eundi, O.: morte sodalis, made reckless, V.: Sychaeum Clam ferro incautum superat, while off his guard, V.: a fraude, unsuspicious of, L.: futuri, H.: incautior fuissem, nisi, etc.: iuventā incautior, L.— Unforeseen, unexpected: iter hostibus, Ta.: alqd incautum atque apertum habere, treat without caution or reserve, L.: Sic est incautum, quidquid habetur amor, i. e. not to be guarded against, Pr. -
2 imprudens
(gen.), imprudentis ADJignorant; unaware; unintentional, unsuspecting; foolish/incautious/unthinking -
3 incautus
incauta -um, incautior -or -us, incautissimus -a -um ADJincautious, off one's guard, unprotected -
4 inprudens
(gen.), inprudentis ADJignorant; unaware; unintentional, unsuspecting; foolish/incautious/unthinking -
5 incautus
in-cautus, a, um, adj.I.Act., incautious, heedless, improvident, inconsiderate (class.;(β).syn. improvidus): ut in ipsum incautum atque etiam imparatum incideret,
Caes. B. G. 6, 30, 2; Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20:Trebonius oppressus est ab hoste incautus,
id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; id. Planc. 22, 53; id. N. D. 2, 1, 1:minime incautus patronus,
id. Brut. 70, 246:ab secundis rebus incauti,
Liv. 5, 44, 6:ad credendum pavor,
id. 9, 12, 8. — Comp.:incautior fuissem, nisi, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 9, 24, 1:juventa,
Liv. 30, 13, 14. — Sup.:incautissimus quia credulus,
Sid. Ep. 8, 11. —With ab, or the gen.:II.a fraude,
Liv. 40, 5, 5:futuri,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 35:sui,
Stat. Th. 6, 766. —Pass., not guarded against or that cannot be guarded against, unforeseen, unexpected, uncertain, dangerous (not in ante-Aug. prose):scelus,
Lucr. 6, 390; cf.:sic est incautum quidquid habetur amor,
Prop. 2, 4, 14 (v. 24 M.):quod neglexeris incautum at que apertum habes,
Liv. 25, 38, 14:iter hostibus,
Tac. A. 1, 50:sub ictu,
Sil. 2, 99:tenebrae,
Luc. 5, 500.— Hence, adv.: in-cautē, incautiously, inconsiderately:adhuc stulte omnia et incaute,
Cic. Att. 7, 10: atque inconsulte pugnare. Liv. 7, 15, 9.— Comp.:quod paulo incautius custodias in muro dispositas videbat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 27, 1:sequi,
id. B. C. 3, 24, 2:subit murum,
Liv. 21, 7, 10:potes apparatius cenare apud multos: nusquam hilarius, simplicius, incautius,
more at ease, Plin. Ep. 1, 15, 4.— Sup.: ut se ipsos incautissime proderent, Aug. de Mor. Manich. fin.
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Incautious — 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. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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incautious — (adj.) 1703, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) + CAUTIOUS (Cf. cautious). Related: Incautiously … Etymology dictionary
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