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overscrupulous

American  
[oh-ver-skroo-pyuh-luhs] / ˈoʊ vərˈskru pyə ləs /

adjective

  1. excessively scrupulous.

Other Word Forms

  • overscrupulously adverb
  • overscrupulousness noun

Etymology

Origin of overscrupulous

First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + scrupulous

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