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Hypercautious vs Hypercaution - What's the difference?

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Hypercaution is a related term of hypercautious.



As an adjective hypercautious

is especially or unreasonably cautious.

As a noun hypercaution is

excessive caution.

hypercautious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Especially or unreasonably cautious.
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    • , passage=By all accounts a first-rate legal mind and a hypercautious aide whose discretion frustrated reporters, he is charged with repeatedly lying to a grand jury and to the F.B.I. about his leaks to the news media in the battle over Iraq war intelligence. }}

    hypercaution

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Excessive caution

    • Related terms

    * hypercautious