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overcautiousness

overcautiousness noun: excessive cautiousness.

Noun

overcautiousness (uncountable)

  1. Excessive cautiousness.

Synonyms of overcautiousness

Origin of overcautiousness

By surface analysis, overcautious + -ness, or, by surface analysis, over- + cautiousness.

Questions about overcautiousness

What does overcautiousness mean?
Overcautiousness means excessive cautiousness.
What part of speech is overcautiousness?
Overcautiousness is a noun.

Words near overcautiousness in the dictionary

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

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