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Incautious vs Ridiculous - What's the difference?

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Incautious is a related term of ridiculous.


As adjectives the difference between incautious and ridiculous

is that incautious is careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution while ridiculous is deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

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

    ridiculous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
    • That hairstyle looks ridiculous .
    It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.

    Synonyms

    * silly * willy nilly * frivolous * goofy * funny * humorous * absurd * odd * surreal * unreasonable * See also

    Antonyms

    * straightforward * serious * somber * solemn

    Derived terms

    * ridic * ridiculousness

    Related terms

    * deride * derision * ridicule * ridiculosity * ridiculously

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ous