overscrupulousadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈskruːpjᵿləs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈskrupjələs/

Forms: see over- prefix and scrupulous adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, scrupulous adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + scrupulous adj.

Excessively scrupulous.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [adjective] > conscientious > excessively conscientious

scripulousc1443

overscrupulous1549

strait-laced1554

conscionable1559

squeamish1581

spice-conscienced1600

spice-consciencec1613

scrupulous1779

mealy-mouthed1809

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Tij I requyre you not to be overscrupulous graters of the bare woords.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xxix. 61 Their ouer-scrupulous dislike of so meane a thing as a vestment.

1700 S. Centlivre Perjur'd Husband i. i. 2 No, faith, Child: I am not over-scrupulous in those matters.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. i. 151 Sacrificing my repose to an overscrupulous regard to decorum.

1836 H. Rogers Life J. Howe (1863) iv. 113 Without supposing the recusants to be..over-scrupulous fools.

1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. vii. 143 But, nevertheless, I think you may be too overscrupulous.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 17 Aug. 2/1 Mr. Bryan's over-scrupulous attitude towards advertisements.

1952 E. Grierson Reputation for Song xxi. 173 She was..a giver, if he'd ever seen one, and not over-scrupulous in conscience or other things.

1992 J. Weeks Sex, Polit. & Soc. (BNC) 71 Life was often too difficult for working-class mothers to be overscrupulous about the birth of children.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overscrupulous
释义	overscrupulousadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈskruːpjᵿləs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈskrupjələs/ Forms: see over- prefix and scrupulous adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, scrupulous adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + scrupulous adj. Excessively scrupulous. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [adjective] > conscientious > excessively conscientious scripulousc1443 overscrupulous1549 strait-laced1554 conscionable1559 squeamish1581 spice-conscienced1600 spice-consciencec1613 scrupulous1779 mealy-mouthed1809 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Tij I requyre you not to be overscrupulous graters of the bare woords. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xxix. 61 Their ouer-scrupulous dislike of so meane a thing as a vestment. 1700 S. Centlivre Perjur'd Husband i. i. 2 No, faith, Child: I am not over-scrupulous in those matters. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. i. 151 Sacrificing my repose to an overscrupulous regard to decorum. 1836 H. Rogers Life J. Howe (1863) iv. 113 Without supposing the recusants to be..over-scrupulous fools. 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. vii. 143 But, nevertheless, I think you may be too overscrupulous. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 17 Aug. 2/1 Mr. Bryan's over-scrupulous attitude towards advertisements. 1952 E. Grierson Reputation for Song xxi. 173 She was..a giver, if he'd ever seen one, and not over-scrupulous in conscience or other things. 1992 J. Weeks Sex, Polit. & Soc. (BNC) 71 Life was often too difficult for working-class mothers to be overscrupulous about the birth of children. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1549
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