OVERCAUTIOUS

overcautious

(adjective) unnecessarily cautious; “sometimes it doesn’t pay to be overcautious in business”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

overcautious (comparative more overcautious, superlative most overcautious)

Excessively cautious.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*cau"tious, a.

Definition: Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.

– O"ver*cau"tious*ly, adv.

– O"ver*cau"tiou*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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