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Unwary vs Incautious - What's the difference?

unwary | incautious |

As adjectives the difference between unwary and incautious

is that unwary is lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience while incautious is careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.

unwary

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Lacking]] caution as a result of [[naïveté or inexperience
  • Unprepared; not watchful

    • Quotations

    * 1885 — *: Three little maids who, all unwary ,
    Come from a ladies' seminary

    Related terms

    * careless

    Anagrams

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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