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Incautious vs Rash - What's the difference?

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Rash is a synonym of incautious.



As adjectives the difference between incautious and rash

is that incautious is careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution while rash is acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.

As a noun rash is

an area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.

As a verb rash is

to prepare with haste.

As a proper noun Rash is

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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

    rash

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) rash, .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.
    • rash words spoken in the heat of debate
  • So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
  • (obsolete) Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I scarce have leisure to salute you, / My matter is so rash .
  • (obsolete) Fast-acting.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Strong as aconitum or rash gunpowder.
    Synonyms
    (checksyns) * brash * heady * hotheaded * impulsive * inconsiderate * precipitate
    Derived terms
    * rashness

    Noun

    (rashes)
  • (symptom) An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.
  • A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend
    • There has been a rash of vandalism lately.
    Synonyms
    (A surge in problems) epidemic
    Derived terms
    * canker rash * diaper rash * heat rash * hiker’s rash * nappy rash * nettle rash * rashguard * rashie * rash vest * reef rash * rose rash * tooth rash
    See also
    * prudent * reckless

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To prepare with haste.
    • (Foxe)

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) , (etyl) Rasch, probably from Arras in France.

    Noun

    (-)
  • An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
    • (John Donne)

    Etymology 3

    For arace

    Verb

    (es)
  • To pull off or pluck violently.
  • To slash; to hack; to slice.
  • * Spenser
    • rashing of helms and riving plates asunder

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