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Overcautious Definition & Meaning

overcautious
adjective
  1. unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business"

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What does overcautious mean?
unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business"
What part of speech is overcautious?
Overcautious is an adjective.

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