† scripulousadj.

Forms:

α. late Middle English scripulose.

β. late Middle English screpulus (in a late copy), 1600s scripulous; Scottish pre-1700 scripulus.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: scrupulous adj.

Etymology: Alteration (after scriple n.) of scrupulous adj.Compare post-classical Latin scripulosus (6th cent.; rare), variant of classical Latin scrūpulōsus . With the α. forms compare -ose suffix¹.

Obsolete.

Troubled by doubts or pangs of conscience; (excessively) conscientious. Also: giving rise to doubt or uncertainty. Cf. scrupulous adj. 1, 2, scriple n. 2.

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

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 280 (MED) We schulde of oure synnes vs amende..sum tyme bi oure owne body, sum tyme bi oure scripulose resoun.

a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 328 The mater dependyng betwix Joh. Abery & Will. Bedon on that oon partie and Will. Huet on the other..ys screpulus & doubtefull.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xix. 130 Sum scripulus preistis hefand there consciens subiect to traditions.

1601 R. Yarington Two Lamentable Trag. sig. B3^v Peace conscience, peace, thou art too scripulous.

1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. viii. 124 The curious man is like the scripulous man... And if those that are scrupulous & ful of doubts are condemned for fooles [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	scripulous
释义	† scripulousadj. Forms: α. late Middle English scripulose. β. late Middle English screpulus (in a late copy), 1600s scripulous; Scottish pre-1700 scripulus. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: scrupulous adj. Etymology: Alteration (after scriple n.) of scrupulous adj.Compare post-classical Latin scripulosus (6th cent.; rare), variant of classical Latin scrūpulōsus . With the α. forms compare -ose suffix¹. Obsolete. Troubled by doubts or pangs of conscience; (excessively) conscientious. Also: giving rise to doubt or uncertainty. Cf. scrupulous adj. 1, 2, scriple n. 2. 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 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 280 (MED) We schulde of oure synnes vs amende..sum tyme bi oure owne body, sum tyme bi oure scripulose resoun. a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 328 The mater dependyng betwix Joh. Abery & Will. Bedon on that oon partie and Will. Huet on the other..ys screpulus & doubtefull. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xix. 130 Sum scripulus preistis hefand there consciens subiect to traditions. 1601 R. Yarington Two Lamentable Trag. sig. B3^v Peace conscience, peace, thou art too scripulous. 1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. viii. 124 The curious man is like the scripulous man... And if those that are scrupulous & ful of doubts are condemned for fooles [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1443
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