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over-scrupulous

o·ver-scru·pu·lous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver skroo-pyuh-luh s]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈskru pyə ləs/
    • /ˈəʊvə(r) ˈskruː.pjʊ.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver skroo-pyuh-luh s]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈskru pyə ləs/

Definition of over-scrupulous word

  • adjective over-scrupulous excessively scrupulous. 1
Just one definition for over-scrupulous

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Origin of over-scrupulous

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; over- + scrupulous

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Parts of speech for Over-scrupulous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-scrupulous

over-scrupulous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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