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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERCAUTIOUS

a.Cautious or prudent to excess.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERCAUTIOUS

OVERCAUTIOUS O "ver *cau "tious, a.

 

Defn: Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. -- O "ver *cau "tious *ly, adv. -- O "ver *cau "tiou *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overcautious

o ver cau tious |ˌōvərˈkôSHəs oʊvərˈkɔːʃəs | ▶adjective excessively cautious. DERIVATIVES o ver cau tion noun, o ver cau tious ly adverb, o ver cau tious ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

overcautious

over |cau ¦tious |əʊvəˈkɔːʃəs | ▶adjective excessively cautious. DERIVATIVES overcaution noun, overcautiously adverb, overcautiousness noun