caution
noun
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness.
overcaution
-
a word derived from
caution.
Example Sentences
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With a trial this complex, that structure guarantees extensive litigation after the trial and overcaution now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2018
She knew the transition from asset to wreck could be lethally quick, and a consequence of either impatience or overcaution by salvors.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017
It's time to defend the “cannibal cop”: He's a weirdo, not a monster, and the U.S. attorney's office means to roast him on the spit of prudery and overcaution.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2013
Lawyers may be smacking their lips over transport secretary Lord Adonis's brave admission of overcaution.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2010
These improvised bombs were risky to handle, and some men lost their lives through carelessness, though probably there were nearly as many accidents through overcaution.
From "Over There" with the Australians by R. Hugh (Reginald Hugh) Knyvett
