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overcautious en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English cautious English overcautious From over- + cautious.

Meanings

  1. Excessively cautious.

Forms

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more overcautious Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most overcautious Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

daring · undercautious · reckless · careless

Deriveds

hypercaution · overcautiousness · overcautiously · overcaution

Hypernyms

risk-averse

Synonyms

hypercautious

Translations (8)

cmn 拘謹 /拘谨 (excessively cautious) · cmn 縮手縮腳 /缩手缩脚 (excessively cautious) · pl asekurancki (excessively cautious) · de übervorsichtig (excessively cautious) · cmn 謹小慎微 /谨小慎微 (excessively cautious) · fi ylivarovainen (excessively cautious) · ru сверхосторо́жный (excessively cautious) · cmn 過分謹慎小心的 /过分谨慎小心的 (excessively cautious)