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overcautious

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o⋅ver⋅cau⋅tious

  [oh-ver-kaw-shuhs]
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–adjective
excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
Origin:
1700–10; over- + cautious

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅cau⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
o⋅ver⋅cau⋅tious⋅ness, noun
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o·ver·cau·tious   (ō'vər-kô'shəs)   
adj.  Excessively cautious; unduly careful.
o'ver·cau'tious·ly adv., o'ver·cau'tious·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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