- over-cautious
- [͵əʋvəʹkɔ:ʃəs] a
слишком осторожный, излишне предусмотрительный
an over-cautious estimate - предварительная оценка
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over-cautious
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over cautious — excessively careful … English contemporary dictionary
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over- — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r) [/t]] PREFIX You can add over to an adjective or verb to indicate that a quality exists or an action is done to too great an extent. For example, if you say that someone is being over cautious, you mean that they are being too… … English dictionary
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cautious — [[t]kɔ͟ːʃəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n/ ing Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger. The scientists are cautious about using enzyme therapy on humans... He is a very cautious man. Syn: careful… … English dictionary
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over-confident — adj arrogant, brash, cocksure, self assured, blustering, swaggering, presumptuous, overweening, foolhardy, rash, incautious, over optimistic, sanguine FORMAL hubristic, temerarious COLLOQ. cocky, uppity, uppish ≠ cautious, diffident … Useful english dictionary
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watch over — index attend (take care of), care (be cautious), care (regard), cover (guard), ensconce … Law dictionary
bend over backwards — Synonyms and related words: be careful, be cautious, be fair, be just, do justice to, exercise care, give and take, handle with gloves, have a care, lean over backwards, redress a wrong, remedy an injustice, see justice done, shoot straight with … Moby Thesaurus
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