cautious
adjective
showing, using, or characterized by alertness and prudence in a hazardous or uncertain situation; careful or wary.
hypercautious
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a word derived from
cautious.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Knox added, “We were always so hypercautious about not overexposing the estate.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2012
Molinari insists she will be hypercautious about letting her political biases influence her reporting.
From Time Magazine Archive
Accounting executives contend that corporate auditors must be hypercautious in issuing statements that could affect the survival of individual corporations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old James Kennedy, a hypercautious Scotsman, said nothing doing.
From Time Magazine Archive
