previous next
in-cautus , a, um, adj.
(β). With ab, or the gen.: “a fraude,Liv. 40, 5, 5: “futuri,Hor. S. 1, 1, 35: “sui,Stat. Th. 6, 766. —
II. 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.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (22 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (22):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 7.10
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 6.30.2
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.27.1
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 9.24.1
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 7.20
    • Cicero, Philippics, 11.2.5
    • Cicero, For Plancius, 22.53
    • Horace, Satires, 1.1.35
    • Caesar, Civil War, 3.24.2
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.50
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.390
    • Lucan, Civil War, 5.500
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 1.15.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 30, 13.14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 25, 38
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 12
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 44.6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 5.5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 15
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.1
    • Statius, Thebias, 6
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: