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overcautious

/ˌoʊvɚkˈɔʃəs/ adj

Excessively cautious.

Word Origin 'Cautious' comes from Latin 'cautus', past participle of 'cavere' (to be on guard). So 'overcautious' is being excessively on guard—the Old English 'over-' prefix combines with the Latin root to create a hybrid meaning 'too careful'. The root 'cavere' also gives us 'precaution' (guarding before) and 'incautious' (not cautious). The breakdown over+caut+ious shows the excess caution.

adj Excessively cautious.

His overcautious approach caused him to miss many opportunities.

(形容词) 过于谨慎；谨小慎微；小心翼翼；畏首畏尾

他过度谨慎的态度导致他错过了许多机会。

(adjetivo) Excesivamente cauteloso o precavido.

Su enfoque excesivamente cauteloso le hizo perder muchas oportunidades.

(adjectif) trop prudent; excessivement prudent; par trop précautionneux; timoré [D'une prudence excessive.]

Son approche trop prudente lui a fait manquer de nombreuses opportunités.

(Adjektiv) übervorsichtig; allzu vorsichtig [In übertriebenem Maße vorsichtig; mit einer Zurückhaltung, die über das vernünftige Maß hinausgeht.]

Sein **overcautious**er Ansatz führte dazu, dass er viele Chancen verpasste.

(形容詞) 過度に用心深い。慎重すぎる。

彼の過度に用心深い姿勢が、多くの機会を逃す原因となった。

(adjetivo) cauteloso demais; timorato; excessivamente cauteloso; hesitante [Excessivamente cauteloso.]

Sua abordagem excessivamente cautelosa fez com que ele perdesse muitas oportunidades.

Synonyms: overcareful too careful timid hesitant excessively wary circumspect guarded chary Antonyms: reckless careless bold daring
Word parts: over + caut + ious

Related words

caution cautiously cautiousness incautious

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