overcautious

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overcautious

adjective more overcautious · most overcautious

Excessively cautious.
Similar: hypercautious · Opposite: undercautious, careless, reckless, daring

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adj excessively cautious

中文	謹小慎微 /谨小慎微 jǐnxiǎoshènwēi, 縮手縮腳 /缩手缩脚 suōshǒusuōjiǎo, 拘謹 /拘谨 jūjǐn, 過分謹慎小心的 /过分谨慎小心的 guòfèn jǐnshèn xiǎoxīn de
Deutsch	übervorsichtig
Русский	сверхосторо́жный sverxostoróžnyj

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@misc{overcautious_2026,
  title = {overcautious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overcautious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}