"overcautious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: overcautious [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: over- + cautious Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|cautious}} over- + cautious Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you overcautious about something, you are excessively cautious about it.
    Sense id: simple-overcautious-en-adj-vSGoPoAT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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