Overcautious

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively cautious.
Adjective
  1. 1
    unnecessarily cautious wordnet

Synonyms

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cautiousenviousenvious

Example

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"Sometimes being overcautious in planning could upset the apple cart."

Etymology

From over- + cautious.

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