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overcautious

[ oh-ver-kaw-shuh s ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈkɔ ʃəs /

adjective

excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.

Origin of overcautious

First recorded in 1700–10; over- + cautious

OTHER WORDS FROM overcautious

o·ver·cau·tious·ly, adverb o·ver·cau·tious·ness, noun

Words nearby overcautious

overcapacity, overcapitalize, overcareful, overcast, overcasting, overcautious, overcertify, overcharge, overcheck, overclass, overclock

Example sentences from the Web for over-cautious

Once in a while we found some over-cautious banker or broker who had inexplicable fears for the future.

Aladdin & Co. |Herbert Quick
They did not wake up in time to the fact that she will not trust herself to the timid, the hesitant, the over-cautious suitor.

The Victorious Attitude |Orison Swett Marden
Just like Josiah Evans, he thought, to be over-cautious and run the risk of starting a panic.

The Star Lord |Boyd Ellanby
The ablest political leader was Maurokordatos, a man of some breadth of view and foresight, but over-cautious as a general.

A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year |Edwin Emerson

Are you not over-cautious when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing?

The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six |Abraham Lincoln