overcautious

[ oh-ver-kaw-shuhs ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈkɔ ʃəs /

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adjective

excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.

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Origin of overcautious

First recorded in 1700–10; over- + cautious

OTHER WORDS FROM overcautious

o·ver·cau·tious·ly, adverbo·ver·cau·tious·ness, noun

How to use overcautious in a sentence

The honest sensibilities of ingenuous nature should not be checked by the over-cautious maxims of political prudence.
Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World|Anonymous
Halleck, on the other extreme, was now doubly over-cautious in his march upon Corinth.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln|John G. Nicolay
Roosevelt, intent on the quarry, was not what Bill Sewall would have called "over-cautious" in the pursuit.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands|H. Hagedorn.
In his over-cautious policy Macduff was unwilling to move without the concurrence of Malcolm the rightful heir.
Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist|Richard G. Moulton

Why science has been over-cautious; and how it falls short of the full understanding of contact Mind-Reading.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi

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