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
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 Wright Henderson, P. A. (Patrick Arkley)
They found a shrewd and not overscrupulous leader in DeWitt Clinton and an adroit campaign manager in Martin Van Buren.
From Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty by Johnson, Allen
The timorous and overscrupulous women were the women who missed their footing, because, when they made a false step, they made it in fear and trembling, with the shadow of regret always dogging their heels.
From In the Wilderness by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Had the well-beloved Honoria, in a moment of overscrupulous conscientiousness permitted herself to hoist danger signals?
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
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