overcautious

overcautious
over-cautious
1> слишком осторожный, излишне предусмотрительный
_Ex:
an over-cautious estimate предварительная оценка

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  • Overcautious — O ver*cau tious, a. Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. {O ver*cau tious*ly}, adv. {O ver*cau tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overcautious — index careful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • overcautious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively cautious. DERIVATIVES overcaution noun …   English terms dictionary

  • overcautious — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • overcautious — overcautiously, adv. overcautiousness, n. /oh veuhr kaw sheuhs/, adj. excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn t pay to be overcautious in business. [1700 10; OVER + CAUTIOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • overcautious — adjective Excessively cautious …   Wiktionary

  • overcautious — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. overcareful, timorous, fearful, unenterprising. See caution …   English dictionary for students

  • overcautious — adj. excessively cautious, too careful …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overcautious — adjective excessively cautious. Derivatives overcaution noun overcautiously adverb overcautiousness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • overcautious — /oʊvəˈkɔʃəs/ (say ovuh kawshuhs) adjective cautious to an excessive degree. –overcautiously, adverb …  

  • overcautious — adj. excessively cautious. Derivatives: overcaution n. overcautiously adv. overcautiousness n …   Useful english dictionary


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