Incautious vs Regardless - What's the difference?
incautious | regardless | Related terms |
careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution
* 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
* 1912 , Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
Having no regard; heedless; careless.
* 1843 , :
Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
Paying no attention to; regardless of.
Incautious is a related term of regardless.
As adjectives the difference between incautious and regardless
is that incautious is careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution while regardless is having no regard; heedless; careless.As an adverb regardless is
without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.As a preposition regardless is
paying no attention to; regardless of.incautious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "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.
- "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
* incautiouslyregardless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.
Derived terms
* regardless ofAdverb
(en adverb)- Tatiana knew the cauliflower was purple, but she ate it regardless .
Synonyms
* anyhow * anyway * at any rate * come what may * in any casePreposition
(English prepositions)- Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless of its colour.
