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overcautiously

/ˌoʊvɚkˈɔʃəsli/ adv

In an overcautious way.

Word Origin Built on 'cautious', from Latin 'cavere' (to beware). Overcautiously means being cautious to an excessive degree. The root also gives us caution, precaution (caution beforehand), and incautious (not cautious). The over- prefix adds the sense of 'too much'.

adv In an overcautious way.

She drove overcautiously in the heavy rain, well below the speed limit.

(副词) 过于谨慎地；过分小心地

她在大雨中过度谨慎地驾驶，车速远低于限速。

(adverbio) De manera excesivamente cautelosa.

Conducía de manera excesivamente cautelosa bajo la lluvia intensa, muy por debajo del límite de velocidad.

(adverbe) excessivement prudemment; trop prudemment; avec une prudence excessive [Avec une prudence excessive, d'une manière trop précautionneuse.]

Elle conduisait overcautiously sous la pluie battante, bien en dessous de la limite autorisée.

(Adverb) übervorsichtig [Auf eine übertrieben vorsichtige oder ängstliche Weise; mit mehr Zurückhaltung, als notwendig wäre.]

Sie fuhr **overcautiously** im starken Regen und deutlich unter der erlaubten Geschwindigkeit.

(副詞) 過度に用心深く、必要以上に慎重に

彼女は豪雨の中、過度に慎重に運転し、制限速度を大きく下回っていた。

(advérbio) excessivamente cauteloso; com cautela excessiva; precipitadamente [De maneira excessivamente cautelosa.]

Ela dirigiu de forma excessivamente cautelosa na chuva forte, bem abaixo do limite de velocidade.

Synonyms: overcarefully timorously timidly hesitantly diffidently warily gingerly circumspectly Antonyms: recklessly carelessly rashly heedlessly

Related words

caution cautiously cautiousness incautious

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