ultra-cautious
adjective
(alsoultracautious)uk/ˌʌl.trəˈkɔː.ʃəs/us/ˌʌl.trəˈkɑː.ʃəs/extremelycarefuland not taking anyrisksat all:
She is ultra-cautious when it comes toinvestinghermoney.
Theteamwill be ultra-cautious inmanagingthe player'sinjuryand makesureshe doesn'trushback to thefieldtoosoon.
Thespokespersondeflecteddifficultquestionsfromreporterswith adeadpan, ultra-cautiousstyle.
- Since thebabywasborntwomonthspremature, they are being ultra-cautious about hishealth.
- The goverment was ultra-cautious initsresponseto theclaimthat arivalnationwastestinganuclearweapon.
Cautious and vigilant
- abundance
- an abundance of cautionidiom
- askance
- attentive
- attentively
- conservative
- conservatively
- diligence
- diligent
- discreet
- methodically
- meticulous
- meticulously
- meticulousness
- mindful
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- sedulously
- slowly
- super-cautious