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—overcautiously, adv. —overcautiousness, n./oh"veuhr kaw"sheuhs/, adj.excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.[1700-10; OVER- + CAUTIOUS]
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Overcautious — O ver*cau tious, a. Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. {O ver*cau tious*ly}, adv. {O ver*cau tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overcautious — index careful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overcautious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively cautious. DERIVATIVES overcaution noun … English terms dictionary
overcautious — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overcautious — adjective Excessively cautious … Wiktionary
overcautious — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. overcareful, timorous, fearful, unenterprising. See caution … English dictionary for students
overcautious — adj. excessively cautious, too careful … English contemporary dictionary
overcautious — adjective excessively cautious. Derivatives overcaution noun overcautiously adverb overcautiousness noun … English new terms dictionary
overcautious — /oʊvəˈkɔʃəs/ (say ovuh kawshuhs) adjective cautious to an excessive degree. –overcautiously, adverb …
overcautious — adj. excessively cautious. Derivatives: overcaution n. overcautiously adv. overcautiousness n … Useful english dictionary
