overscrupulous

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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

But law, though merciless and probably not overscrupulous in the investigation of crime, did not satisfy the popular passions, which had been let loose by these wide and general accusations.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Each of us had to show an alert and not overscrupulous self-reliance in order to obtain food for his men, provender for his horses, or transportation of any kind for any object.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore

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 Trollope, Anthony

They found a shrewd and not overscrupulous leader in DeWitt Clinton and an adroit campaign manager in Martin Van Buren.

From Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty by Johnson, Allen