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overscrupulous

[ oh-ver-skroo-pyuh-luh s ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈskru pyə ləs /

adjective

excessively scrupulous.

Origin of overscrupulous

First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + scrupulous

OTHER WORDS FROM overscrupulous

o·ver·scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb o·ver·scru·pu·lous·ness, noun

Words nearby overscrupulous

overrun, overrun brake, oversaturated, overscale, overscore, overscrupulous, overseas, overseas cap, overseas telegram, oversee, overseer

Example sentences from the Web for over-scrupulous

Thibaut was not over-scrupulous as to how he got the drink, without p. 181which he could not exist.

Cities of the Dawn |J. Ewing Ritchie
He found them to be rough, good-natured men, not over-scrupulous about their manners or their morals.

Try Again |Oliver Optic
Before long, too, they found in the army itself some active and not over-scrupulous allies.

George Washington, Vol. I |Henry Cabot Lodge
The mere fact that he despised the Germans made him over-scrupulous in taking all precautions that they obtained exact justice.

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I |Burton J. Hendrick

"By the over-scrupulous, perhaps," returned the Professor, with a smile.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 100, April 25, 1891 |Various