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
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
But, my dear James, you really are overscrupulous.
From Deadham Hard by Lucas Malet
Both were determined to make money when it was possible, and were, sometimes, not overscrupulous in their transactions.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney
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
