(adj.adv.) : in-cautus, a, um, adj.
* Act., incautious, heedless, improvident, inconsiderate (class.; syn. improvidus): ut in ipsum incautum atque etiam imparatum incideret,Caes. B. G. 6, 30, 2; Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20: Trebonius oppressus est ab hoste incautus,id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; id. Planc. 22, 53; id. N. D. 2, 1, 1: minime incautus patronus,id. Brut. 70, 246: ab secundis rebus incauti,Liv. 5, 44, 6: ad credendum pavor,id. 9, 12, 8. — Comp.: incautior fuissem, nisi, etc.,Cic. Fam. 9, 24, 1: juventa,Liv. 30, 13, 14. — Sup.: incautissimus quia credulus,Sid. Ep. 8, 11.
* With ab, or the gen.: a fraude,Liv. 40, 5, 5: futuri,Hor. S. 1, 1, 35: sui,Stat. Th. 6, 766.
* Pass., not guarded against or that cannot be guarded against, unforeseen, unexpected, uncertain, dangerous (not in ante-Aug. prose): scelus,Lucr. 6, 390; cf.: sic est incautum quidquid habetur amor,Prop. 2, 4, 14 (v. 24 M.): quod neglexeris incautum at que apertum habes,Liv. 25, 38, 14: iter hostibus,Tac. A. 1, 50: sub ictu,Sil. 2, 99: tenebrae,Luc. 5, 500.— Hence, adv.: in-cautē, incautiously, inconsiderately: adhuc stulte omnia et incaute,Cic. Att. 7, 10: atque inconsulte pugnare. Liv. 7, 15, 9.— Comp.: quod paulo incautius custodias in muro dispositas videbat,Caes. B. G. 7, 27, 1: sequi,id. B. C. 3, 24, 2: subit murum,Liv. 21, 7, 10: potes apparatius cenare apud multos: nusquam hilarius, simplicius, incautius,more at ease,Plin. Ep. 1, 15, 4.— Sup.: ut se ipsos incautissime proderent, Aug. de Mor. Manich. fin.

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