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over-cautious

o·ver-cau·tious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver kaw-shuh s]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈkɔ ʃəs/
    • /ˈəʊvə(r) ˈkɔː.ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver kaw-shuh s]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈkɔ ʃəs/

Definition of over-cautious word

  • adjective over-cautious excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business. 1
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Origin of over-cautious

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; over- + cautious

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Parts of speech for Over-cautious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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over-cautious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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