over·scru·pu·lous | \ ˌō-vər-ˈˈskrü-pyə-ləs 
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\Definition of overscrupulous
: excessively scrupulous His heroes, heroines, and children are the most lovely and morally overscrupulous in English fiction.— Robert Lowell The overscrupulous TSA agent confiscated the monkey's two-inch-long toy sidearm …— Kyle Peterson
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The first known use of overscrupulous was in 1549
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