uncircumspectadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcircumspect.

1. Of persons: Not circumspect or cautious; imprudent, unwary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective]

unwarec897

uncircumspect?1504

incircumspect1531

unwares1548

wareless1562

unwary1579

unwarning1609

incautelous1610

uncharya1616

uncautelous1628

uncanny1638

unguarded1640

uncautious1644

guardless1654

uncautioned1671

incautiousa1703

cautionless1792

unaware1817

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. xxiii. 173 O thou vncircumspecte soule, of howe great perell & fere myghtest thou delyuer thy selfe of nowe.

1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance xxxvi. f. 86 Yf there had ben a senate vncircumspect,..or an emperour a tyrant.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 119 Yet was I not therein uncircumspect, for some of them I tooke.., others would I not take.

1669 Earl of Clarendon Ess. in Tracts (1727) 157 Such like trivial imaginations, which make us so unwary in all our actions, so uncircumspect throughout the course of our lives.

1886 A. Weir Hist. Basis Mod. Europe (1889) 38 The evident connection between the causes of his failure and his uncircumspect philanthropic temperament.

2. Of actions, etc.: Not marked by circumspection; incautious.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > specifically of actions

foolhardyc1390

unwarea1395

uncircumspect1563

unwary1610

unguarded1714

off guard1937

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 605/2 Alas mayster Garet by this your vncircumspecte comminge vnto me, and speaking so before this yonge man, ye haue disclosed your selfe and vtterlye vndone me.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. xi. 276 Of her owne will, with a rash and vncircumspect hastinesse, shee looked vpon the shoulder of the child.

1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 55 Yet I cannot but (a little) chide you for your late uncircumspect action.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	uncircumspect
释义	uncircumspectadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcircumspect. 1. Of persons: Not circumspect or cautious; imprudent, unwary. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] unwarec897 uncircumspect?1504 incircumspect1531 unwares1548 wareless1562 unwary1579 unwarning1609 incautelous1610 uncharya1616 uncautelous1628 uncanny1638 unguarded1640 uncautious1644 guardless1654 uncautioned1671 incautiousa1703 cautionless1792 unaware1817 ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. xxiii. 173 O thou vncircumspecte soule, of howe great perell & fere myghtest thou delyuer thy selfe of nowe. 1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance xxxvi. f. 86 Yf there had ben a senate vncircumspect,..or an emperour a tyrant. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 119 Yet was I not therein uncircumspect, for some of them I tooke.., others would I not take. 1669 Earl of Clarendon Ess. in Tracts (1727) 157 Such like trivial imaginations, which make us so unwary in all our actions, so uncircumspect throughout the course of our lives. 1886 A. Weir Hist. Basis Mod. Europe (1889) 38 The evident connection between the causes of his failure and his uncircumspect philanthropic temperament. 2. Of actions, etc.: Not marked by circumspection; incautious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > specifically of actions foolhardyc1390 unwarea1395 uncircumspect1563 unwary1610 unguarded1714 off guard1937 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 605/2 Alas mayster Garet by this your vncircumspecte comminge vnto me, and speaking so before this yonge man, ye haue disclosed your selfe and vtterlye vndone me. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. xi. 276 Of her owne will, with a rash and vncircumspect hastinesse, shee looked vpon the shoulder of the child. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 55 Yet I cannot but (a little) chide you for your late uncircumspect action. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.?1504
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