Incautiously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.

    "His behaviour to herself could now have had no tolerable motive; he had either been deceived with regard to her fortune, or had been gratifying his vanity by encouraging the preference which she believed she had most incautiously shewn."

Adverb
  1. 1
    without caution or prudence wordnet

Synonyms

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carelesslyhastilypell-mellspur

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"His behaviour to herself could now have had no tolerable motive; he had either been deceived with regard to her fortune, or had been gratifying his vanity by encouraging the preference which she believed she had most incautiously shewn."

Etymology

From incautious + -ly.

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