Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Excessively cautious; unduly careful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.
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- adjective Excessively
cautious
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unnecessarily cautious
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Examples
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Nothing struck him odd about his father drafting a will, Peterson testified, saying his father was "overcautious" and would draft new wills anytime he took a vacation.
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It is not hard to understand that this kind of overcautious indecision on the part of the commander of the greatest fighting force in modern history is indeed unprecedented, and can only serve to embolden our enemies.
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The Dalai Lama termed India's attitude towards Tibet issue "overcautious" and said he could be the "last Dalai Lama".
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"No. I've been thinking euphemisms like 'overcautious' and 'reluctance to risk bodily harm.'
Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994
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"No. I've been thinking euphemisms like 'overcautious' and 'reluctance to risk bodily harm.'
Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969
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"No. I've been thinking euphemisms like 'overcautious' and 'reluctance to risk bodily harm.'
Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1968
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I saw how fame had made him retreat and become overcautious.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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For he is extremely constrained in what he can say by politicians, overcautious defence officials responsible for military operations, and the MoD civil service bureaucracy.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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I saw how fame had made him retreat and become overcautious.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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I saw how fame had made him retreat and become overcautious.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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