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Incautious vs Ill-advised - What's the difference?

incautious | ill-advised | Related terms |

Ill-advised is a synonym of incautious.



As adjectives the difference between incautious and ill-advised

is that incautious is careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution while ill-advised is carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel.

incautious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution
  • * 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
    • "You might have remained so still," replies Jones, "if you had not been unfortunate, I will venture to say incautious , in the placing your affections.
  • * 1912 , Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
    • "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland. Tom Davis, who was Joe Matson's particular chum, was designated "Sister" because, in an incautious moment, when first coming to Excelsior Hall, he had shown a picture of his very pretty sister, Mabel.

    Derived terms

    * incautiously

    ill-advised

    English

    Adjective

  • Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel
  • * 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:
    • Ashley Young's ill-advised attempt to dribble out of danger ended in a corner and when Steven Gerrard's delivery was headed goalwards by Daniel Agger, Sturridge deflected it home from virtually on the line.