cautious
adjective
showing, using, or characterized by alertness and prudence in a hazardous or uncertain situation; careful or wary.
supercautious
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a word derived from
cautious.
Example Sentences
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Throughout his career, Shivers' actions have fallen into two patterns: he has been forceful and aggressive when his position seemed secure, but has turned supercautious when his security seemed to be threatened.
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Whether genuinely baffled, simply supercautious or just plain ornery, U.S. primary voters continue to dangle the presidential nominations tantalizingly beyond the reach of all contenders.
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As titular head of the crucial economics ministry, Wilson replaced supercautious Michael Stewart, 60, with Labor's fastest-rising star: lanky Peter Shore, 43.
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After scared Congressmen began appropriating for a two-ocean fleet this summer, Secretary Frank Knox wrote Philadelphia's supercautious Mayor Robert Eneas Lamberton: "The Navy is desirous of having Cramp's reopened at the earliest possible time."
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Like any prudent general, Waller was being supercautious.
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