overcareful

[ oh-ver-kair-fuhl ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈkɛər fəl /

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adjective

excessively or unduly careful.

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Origin of overcareful

First recorded in 1585–95; over- + careful

OTHER WORDS FROM overcareful

o·ver·care·ful·ly, adverbo·ver·care·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby overcareful

overburdensome, overbuy, overcall, overcapacity, overcapitalize, overcareful, overcast, overcasting, overcautious, overcertify, overcharge

How to use overcareful in a sentence

He was always overcareful about money, and in old age this tendency developed into parsimony.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Michael of the crossing was so overcareful sometimes that it became trying.
The Search|Grace Livingston Hill
You are a cunning one, captain, but I really think you are overcareful sometimes.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
Money was to be made in many ways, and consciences were not overcareful as to the ways.
Historic Boyhoods|Rupert Sargent Holland

Even then, this is an overcareful precaution rather than a necessity.
The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI)|Various