overscrupulous
Example Sentences
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Most men would aver that he was overscrupulous, a man often rendered impotent by the severity of his own dedication.
From Time Magazine Archive
I don't like to see you letting success and—and all the rest of it pass you by, when other men, not so overscrupulous, do succeed.
From Thankful's Inheritance by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
He, of course, for awhile tried his hand at persuading Mr. Harding that he was foolish, overscrupulous, self-willed, and weak-minded; but he tried in vain.
From Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
"We will rout these fancies of an overscrupulous generosity, my dear Lady Busshe."
From The Egoist by George Meredith
Tush—man!" said Sir Hugh; "this is to be overscrupulous.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
