overscrupulous
[oh-ver-skroo-pyuh-luh s]
adjective
excessively scrupulous.
Origin of overscrupulous
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Related Words for overscrupulous
ceremonious, conscientious, conventional, exact, formal, fussy, heedful, meticulous, nice, observant, painstaking, particular, persnickety, precise, proper, punctual, scrupulous, strict, conscionable, formalisticExamples from the Web for overscrupulous
Historical Examples of overscrupulous
After all, might there not be such a thing as an overscrupulous judgment of motive and action for the man of the world?
The Silver PoppyArthur Stringer
I don't like to see you letting success and—and all the rest of it pass you by, when other men, not so overscrupulous, do succeed.
Thankful's InheritanceJoseph C. Lincoln
Both were determined to make money when it was possible, and were, sometimes, not overscrupulous in their transactions.
The Gold Hunter's AdventuresWilliam H. Thomes
Each class is rigidly sure of the rightness of its own ends and hence not overscrupulous about the means of attaining them.
Human Nature and ConductJohn Dewey
Had the well-beloved Honoria, in a moment of overscrupulous conscientiousness permitted herself to hoist danger signals?
The History of Sir Richard CalmadyLucas Malet