overcaution en · NOUN
Etymology
From over- + caution.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Excessive caution.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
overcaution en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + caution.
Meanings
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(transitive) To caution excessively.
Near-synonym: overwarn
Perhaps more importantly, his father was absent from home most of the time and his mother added to his timidity by overcautioning him against getting hurt.
1966, Joy Paul Guilford, Ann Anastasi, Fields of Psychology, page 219:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcautions | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overcautioning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overcautioned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overcautioned | Tense=Past | lexicographic |