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Meaning of "overcautious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCAUTIOUS

overcautious  [ˌəʊvəˈkɔːʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCAUTIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overcautious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERCAUTIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overcautious in the English dictionary

The definition of overcautious in the dictionary is too cautious; too wary or careful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERCAUTIOUS


andromonoecious
ˌændrəʊmɒˈniːʃəs
autecious
ɔːˈtiːʃəs
autoecious
ɔːˈtiːʃəs
cautious
ˈkɔːʃəs
Confucius
kənˈfjuːʃəs
facetious
fəˈsiːʃəs
gynodioecious
ˌɡaɪnəʊdaɪˈiːʃəs
heteroecious
ˌhɛtəˈriːʃəs
hypercautious
ˌhaɪpəˈkɔːʃəs
incautious
ɪnˈkɔːʃəs
monecious
mɒˈniːʃəs
parecious
pəˈriːʃəs
paroecious
pəˈriːʃəs
precautious
priːˈkɔːʃəs
specious
ˈspiːʃəs
supercautious
ˌsuːpərˈkɔːʃəs
tertius
ˈtɜːʃəs
tortious
ˈtɔːʃəs
ultracautious
ˌʌltrəˈkɔːʃəs
Ushas
ˈuːʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCAUTIOUS

overcall
overcame
overcanopy
overcapacity
overcapitalisation
overcapitalise
overcapitalization
overcapitalize
overcapitalized
overcareful
overcarry
overcast
overcast seam
overcatch
overcaught
overcautiously
overcautiousness
overcentralise
overcentralize
overcharge

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCAUTIOUS

ambitious
captious
conscientious
contentious
delicious
expeditious
factitious
fictitious
flirtatious
infectious
licentious
nutritious
ostentatious
pretentious
rambunctious
scrumptious
superstitious
tendentious
unambitious
unpretentious
vexatious

Synonyms and antonyms of overcautious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overcautious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCAUTIOUS

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Translator English - Chinese

缩手缩脚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cautelosos
570 millions of speakers

English

overcautious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overcautious
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخائفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перестраховщик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overcautious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overcautious
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frileux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorsichtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

用心し過ぎる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overcautious
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overcautious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá thận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overcautious
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सावध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overcautious
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overcautious
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ostrożni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перестрахувальник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

precaută
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

houdend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överdrivet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overcautious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overcautious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCAUTIOUS»

The term «overcautious» is normally little used and occupies the 131.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCAUTIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overcautious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCAUTIOUS»

Discover the use of overcautious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overcautious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems: 7th International ...
Let socα,Ak be the selection function defined as socα,Ak (Γ) = selAk (Γ) \ AttackSetVk(Γ)(α) for every state Γ. The function socα is called the overcautious selection function for α. Although the overcautious strategy is more careful in bringing ...
Peter McBurney, Iyad Rahwan, Simon D. Parsons, 2011
2
Diary of a Sleep Deprived Mum
Overcautious Mum had a difficult pregnancy and a difficult birth. If she could have changed her mind halfway through her labour, she would have done. Now her baby has arrived, she is extremely protective of him and perhaps a little ...
Claire Evans
3
Frontiers of Test Validity Theory: Measurement, Causation, ...
SpanSubtest: Overcautious,. Cautious,. and. Insufficiently. Cautious. Interpretations. The Digit Span subtest ofthe WAISIII involves repeating a sequence of digits in reverse order. The administration of the test involves oneonone assessment of ...
Keith A. Markus, Denny Borsboom, 2013
4
Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign ...
You would condemn him for being overcautious also. Now, what is a man going to do under those circumstances? Mr. MANCHESTER. He has got to do as well as the average man would do under those circumstances. Mr. TOWNSEND.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1910
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Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign ...
You would condemn him for being overcautious also. Now, what is a man going to do under those circumstances? Mr. Manchester. He has got to do as well as the average man would do under those circumstances. Mr. Townsend. If he makes ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1910
6
Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously: Contemporary Theories and ...
Mengzi said, “Kongzi could not find the company of those who follow zhongdao; he could only fall back on the undisciplined and the overcautious. The undisciplined are eager to act. The overcautious refrain from doing certain kinds of actions.
Kam-por Yu, Julia Tao, Philip J. Ivanhoe, 2010
7
Stereotypes as Explanations: The Formation of Meaningful ...
'overcautious'. Both refer to risk- avoiding behaviour, but careful behaviour is evaluated more positively than overcautious behaviour. Descriptively opposite but evaluatively consistent terms are 'careful' and 'adventurous'. Both terms have a ...
Craig McGarty, Vincent Y. Yzerbyt, Russell Spears, 2002
8
Business Transformation Strategies: The Strategic Leader as ...
The Prudence Trap: Some managers are just overcautious or over-prudent in their forecasts, estimates, and budgets. Policy makers often go by “worst case scenario analysis” and get overcautious. When faced with high-stake decisions, ...
Oswald A J Mascarenhas, 2011
9
Earthdawn Adventure Compendium (Softcover)
The mistake is certainly understandable, as Warder Takaris is known to be overcautious in his thinking.” “Overcautious?” Takaris blurted out, unable to control himself. “You have such nerve. How can one be overcautious regarding our ...
10
Essays on Aristotle's Ethics
If we can think of tharros as an indeterminate degree of daring, then one can be overdaring, overbold, or rash, insufficiently daring or overcautious, or also daring to the right degree. If one is daring to the right degree, then one will be called ...
Amélie Rorty, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCAUTIOUS»

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Lightning limits Swordfish to fourth at invitational
“When it comes to lightning, with it being so unpredictable and lives are at risk, we have to be overcautious.” For the full story, please see the ... «Sedona Red Rock News, Jul 15»
2
Clippers swim teams sweep lightning-shortened invitational
“When it comes to lightning, with it being so unpredictable and lives are at risk, we have to be overcautious.” Zoey Arwine, Rylie Burke, Gunner ... «Camp Verde Journal, Jul 15»
3
Restaurants and coffee shops react to boil advisory
So we're just being overcautious," said Malcolm DeShields, owner of The BBQ Man. The restaurant stayed open to customers and fulfilled it's catering duties by ... «KRIS Corpus Christi News, Jul 15»
4
Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Louisiana Waters
The people at the parish agreed, thought they said that they though the measure to be a bit overcautious. Still, how cautious can one be with a ... «Apex Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Merrimack prepares for possible pot dispensary
“This is relatively new, so perhaps we're being a little overcautious,” said council chair Nancy Harrington at a recent council meeting, but ... «Nashua Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Gawker Once Called the Rest of Media Cautious and Compromised …
... most enduring—and most self-serving—notions: that in the face of a legacy media that is hidebound and overcautious, Gawker Media is the ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Steps for 'growing pains'
It is always better to be overcautious when it comes to the very young. Children often cannot express themselves accurately to tell us that they ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
8
The Ashes, 2015: Live Cricket Score of England vs Australia, 2nd …
Lazy, overcautious or simply silly? Ben Stokes failed to ground his bat even though he could have easily and has to depart because of a ... «Cricbuzz, Jul 15»
9
Most of Canada's prisoners have never been convicted of anything …
Stung by the criticisms, the courts and cops become overcautious. The police release fewer suspects charged with minor offences, even though ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
10
OUR OPINION: Idiot's Wal-Mart swatting was terrorism
Being overcautious will eventually save lives. That was Sunday afternoon. That night, some idiot evidently called Wal-Mart and claimed there ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»

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