- Overcautious
- 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. 2000.
Overcautious
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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 — 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] * * * … Universalium
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
