Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcautious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: over-cau-tious
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively cautious.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English cautious English overcautious From over- + cautious.

Inflected Forms

more overcautious (comparative) most overcautious (superlative)

Derived Forms

hypercaution overcaution overcautiously overcautiousness

Synonyms

hypercautious

Antonyms

undercautious careless reckless daring

Questions

What does overcautious mean?: Excessively cautious.
Where does overcautious come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English cautious English overcautious From over- + cautious.

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