1. excessively cautious; more careful or wary than necessary
Usage: often used to describe behavior or an attitude that is overly defensive or risk-averse

1. to caution or warn someone excessively; to be overly cautious about something
Usage: third-person singular present tense of 'overcaution'

Examples

• The overcautions approach to the project delayed its completion by several months.
• She overcautions her children about every possible danger, which may limit their independence.
• The company's overcautions stance on risk management sometimes prevents innovation.
• He overcautions his friends about the weather forecast, even for minor rain.
• An overcautions investor might miss profitable opportunities by being too defensive.
• The overcautions regulations made the process unnecessarily complicated.