overcautious

[oh-ver-kaw-shuhs]

o·ver·cau·tious

[oh-ver-kaw-shuhs]
adjective
excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.

Origin:
1700–10; over- + cautious

o·ver·cau·tious·ly, adverb
o·ver·cau·tious·ness, noun
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Overcautious is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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overcautious

adjective
unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business" 
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