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    overscrupulous
    /ˌəʊvəˈskruːpjʊləs/

    adjective

    • 1. excessively scrupulous: "life was often too difficult for working-class mothers to be overscrupulous"

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    Overscrupulous means extremely careful about what is morally right, or excessively scrupulous. Find out the word origin, usage, and related words for overscrupulous in British and American English.

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    Overscrupulous means excessively scrupulous, or very careful and conscientious. See how this word is used in sentences from Project Gutenberg and learn its origin and synonyms.

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    Overscrupulous means excessively scrupulous, or very careful and honest. Learn the word history, usage, and examples of overscrupulous from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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    Find 21 words and phrases that mean overscrupulous, such as straitlaced, puritanical, proper, and strict. Learn the opposite of overscrupulous, such as loose, immoral, relaxed, and uninhibited.

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    Overscrupulous means very careful or exact in one's actions or judgments. Find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and related words for overscrupulous, such as punctilious, meticulous, and fussy, with example sentences from Project Gutenberg.

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    Overscrupulous means extremely careful about what is morally right. The Free Dictionary provides the synonyms, pronunciation, and translation of this adjective from Collins English Dictionary.

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    overscrupulous means excessively scrupulous or careful. Find definitions, examples, idioms, and related words from various sources on OneLook dictionary.