overscrupulous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of overscrupulous
First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + scrupulous
Example Sentences
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Most men would aver that he was overscrupulous, a man often rendered impotent by the severity of his own dedication.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had an industrious, scheming, not overscrupulous brain and—her hopes and plans.
From The Fortune Hunter by David Graham Phillips
But, my dear James, you really are overscrupulous.
From Deadham Hard by Lucas Malet
Women, then as now, ready to sacrifice themselves, are less ready to permit those dear to them to be overscrupulous.
From The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester by P. A. (Patrick Arkley) Wright Henderson
Both were determined to make money when it was possible, and were, sometimes, not overscrupulous in their transactions.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney
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