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overcautious

overcautious adjective: excessively cautious.

Adjective

overcautious (comparative more overcautious, superlative most overcautious)

  1. Excessively cautious.
    Synonyms:
    hypercautious

Synonyms of overcautious

Antonyms

Forms of overcautious

comparativemore overcautious
superlativemost overcautious

Origin of overcautious

From over- + cautious.

Words formed from overcautious

Questions about overcautious

What does overcautious mean?
Overcautious means excessively cautious.
What part of speech is overcautious?
Overcautious is an adjective.

Words near overcautious in the dictionary

  1. overcaught
  2. overcaution
  3. overcautioned
  4. overcautioning
  5. overcautions
  6. overcautious
  7. overcautiously
  8. overcautiousness
  9. overcelebrate
  10. overcelebrated
  11. overcelebrates

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