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overscrupulous

Meaning of "overscrupulous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSCRUPULOUS

ˌəʊvəˈskruːpjʊləs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSCRUPULOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overscrupulous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERSCRUPULOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overscrupulous in the English dictionary

The definition of overscrupulous in the dictionary is extremely careful about what is morally right.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSCRUPULOUS

calculus · crapulous · cumulus · fabulous · homunculus · meticulous · miraculous · modulus · obstropulous · oculus · opulus · papulous · populace · populous · ridiculous · Romulus · scrupulous · stimulus · unpopulous · unscrupulous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSCRUPULOUS

oversanguine · oversaturate · oversaturated · oversaturation · oversauce · oversave · oversaw · overscale · overschutcht · overscore · overscutched · oversea · overseas · overseas cap · overseas telegram · oversecretion · oversee · overseen · overseer · overseer of the poor

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSCRUPULOUS

acidulous · antituberculous · bibulous · cellulous · credulous · cumulous · edentulous · emulous · fantabulous · fistulous · garrulous · ghetto fabulous · incredulous · jealous · nebulous · pendulous · querulous · scrofulous · sedulous · tremulous · tuberculous

Synonyms and antonyms of overscrupulous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overscrupulous» into 25 languages

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The translations of overscrupulous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overscrupulous» in English.
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overscrupulous
1,325 millions of speakers
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escrupuloso
570 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
510 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
380 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
280 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
278 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
270 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
260 millions of speakers
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scrupuleux
220 millions of speakers
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Terlalu banyak
190 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
180 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
130 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
85 millions of speakers
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Gedhe banget
85 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
80 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
75 millions of speakers
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भपकेबाज
75 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
70 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
65 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
50 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
40 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
30 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
15 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
14 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
10 millions of speakers
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overscrupulous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overscrupulous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSCRUPULOUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overscrupulous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSCRUPULOUS»

Discover the use of overscrupulous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overscrupulous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Behind the Masks: Personality Disorders in Religious Behavior
Overscrupulous persons need this kind of message acted out in relation to their lives. God has acted in Jesus Christ, and enables us to be "kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another," as God in Christ forgave us (Eph. 4:31).
Wayne Edward Oates, 1987
2
The Dog Shogun: The Personality And Policies of Tokugawa ...
Overscrupulous. Investigations. At Kinkatsu temple at Shibuya in Tokyo, there is a gravestone of a woman by the name of Gyokushin-in. The inscription says: “She became the wife of the ...
Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey, 2006
3
Susan Sontag: An Annotated Bibliography 1948-1992
Many sentences are rephrased, often by deleting adjectives or adverbs (the narrator's “thin, pedantic, overscrupulous voice” in C8 becomes a “thin, overscrupulous voice” in A14). Also deleted, especially in segments 4, 6, and 7, are whole ...
Leland Poague, Kathy A. Parsons, 2003
4
The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: The ...
The overscrupulous Jew became an ascetic by compulsion. He was afraid of pollution by eating meats sacrificed or wine poured to idols. . . . He therefore abstained from all prepared food, and confined himself to that which he could trace from ...
Adam Clarke, Daniel Curry, 1884
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Complete Horror Thriller Anthologies of Wilkie Collins V1- ...
I was never overscrupulous where other people's affairs were concerned, and I was not overscrupulous about his adding one to the marriages in the register onhis own account. Of course I knew itwas wrong, butitdid noharm to me,which was ...
Wilkie Collins
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Persuasion:
Do not you think, Anne, it is being overscrupulous? Do not you think it is quite a mistaken point of conscience, when a clergyman sacrifices hishealth for thesakeofduties, which maybe just aswell performed by another person? And at Lyme too, ...
Jane Austen
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Inception of Modern Professional Education: C. C. Langdell, ...
Holmes carefully counted and commended the number of cases on sales, reduced from the “overscrupulous” number in Cases on Contracts. Langdell not only provided an index, as Holmes had requested in the first review, but elaborated the ...
Bruce A. Kimball, 2009
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The Woman In White - Special Edition (Illustrated + Audio ...
I was never overscrupulous where other people's affairs were concerned, and I was not overscrupulous about hisadding one to the marriagesinthe register onhis own account. my husband's knowledge, and I watched him, without his own ...
Wilkie Collins, 2014
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Wilkie Collins Collection - The Moonstone, No Name, The ...
Iwas never overscrupulous where other people's affairs were concerned, and I was not overscrupulous about his addingone tothe marriagesin the registeron his own account. Of course I knewit was wrong,but it did no harm to me, which was ...
Wilkie Collins, 2014
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Persuasion (勸服):
He issovery strict and scrupulousinhis notions; overscrupulous I must say.Donot you think, Anne, it is being overscrupulous? Do not youthink it is quite a mistaken point ofconscience, when a clergyman sacrificeshis healthfor the sake of duties, ...
Jane Austen, 2011

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSCRUPULOUS»

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Dean of Contradictions
... of stories and anecdotes about Swift that Ehrenpreis had omitted because they were insufficiently well-attested in his overscrupulous view. «The Weekly Standard, May 14»
2
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Rule of Nobody'
The overscrupulous TSA agent confiscated the monkey's two-inch-long toy sidearm, saying “this is a gun” and threatening to call police. «Washington Times, May 14»
3
Fear and Paranoia in the Battle for Gun Safety
An overscrupulous jealousy of danger to the rights of the people, which is more commonly the fault of the head than of the heart, will be ... «San Diego Free Press, Apr 13»
4
The seeds of another GM row are sown
... is overscrupulous about how it conducts its case. Yet the truth does lie between the extremes, and is more complicated than either pretends. «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 12»
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Friends Don't Let Friends Fly American Airlines
Some of that has been through elevated numbers of sick days, but the primary tool is overscrupulous maintenance requests. As an anonymous ... «Slate Magazine, Oct 12»
REFERENCE
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