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overcautiously

overcautiously adverb: in an overcautious way.

Adverb

overcautiously (comparative more overcautiously, superlative most overcautiously)

  1. In an overcautious way.

Forms of overcautiously

comparativemore overcautiously
superlativemost overcautiously

Origin of overcautiously

From overcautious + -ly.

Questions about overcautiously

What does overcautiously mean?
Overcautiously means in an overcautious way.
What part of speech is overcautiously?
Overcautiously is an adverb.

Words near overcautiously in the dictionary

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

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