conscientious
adjective
governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled.
overconscientious
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a word derived from
conscientious.
Example Sentences
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So many children raised by deadly serious and overconscientious parents have had humor programmed out.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the most part he has attained a desirable stage of ethical development, is overconscientious and more than usually correct.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
Or the overconscientious woman may expend her energies in chasing the last bit of dirt out of her house but be willing to poison her family with three delicatessen meals a day.
From The Nervous Housewife by Abraham Myerson
"Bad habits must not be formed" is the actuating motive of the overconscientious parents, for they do not seem to know that the "trial and error" method is the natural way of learning.
From The Nervous Housewife by Abraham Myerson
So he put a strong check upon his inclination to see the young woman, and, overconscientious as he was so likely to be, began almost to avoid her.
From Fair Harbor by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
