Synonyms: incautious
Definition: carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
Usage: an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs
Similar words: careless
Definition: marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
Usage: careless about her clothes; forgotten by some careless person; a careless housekeeper; careless proofreading; it was a careless mistake; hurt by a careless remark
Synonyms: incautious
Definition: lacking in caution
Usage: an incautious remark; incautious talk
Similar words: impetuous, impulsive, hotheaded, brainish, tearaway, madcap
Definition: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Usage: a hotheaded decision; liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers; an impetuous display of spending and gambling; madcap escapades; (`brainish' is archaic)