Synonyms for overscrupulous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-ver-skroo-pyuh-luh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈskru pyə ləs |
Top 10 synonyms for overscrupulous Other synonyms for the word overscrupulous
Définition of overscrupulous
- As in punctilious : adj careful, finicky
- After all, might there not be such a thing as an overscrupulous judgment of motive and action for the man of the world?
- Extract from : « The Silver Poppy » by Arthur Stringer
- 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.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Both were determined to make money when it was possible, and were, sometimes, not overscrupulous in their transactions.
- Extract from : « The Gold Hunter's Adventures » by William H. Thomes
- Each class is rigidly sure of the rightness of its own ends and hence not overscrupulous about the means of attaining them.
- Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
- Had the well-beloved Honoria, in a moment of overscrupulous conscientiousness permitted herself to hoist danger signals?
- Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
- Women, then as now, ready to sacrifice themselves, are less ready to permit those dear to them to be overscrupulous.
- Extract from : « The Life and Times of John Wilkins » by Patrick A. Wright-Henderson
Antonyms for overscrupulous
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