adjective
- excessively careful or conscientious about moral or ethical details; overly concerned with propriety or correctness
Usage: formal; typically used to describe behavior or attitudes that are considered unnecessarily strict or meticulous
Examples
- Her overscrupulous attention to grammar rules made her editing process unnecessarily slow.
- The committee's overscrupulous approach to procedure delayed the decision for weeks.
- He was overscrupulous about following every regulation, even when common sense suggested flexibility.
- An overscrupulous person might refuse a small gift out of concern for propriety.
- The lawyer's overscrupulous documentation ensured no detail was overlooked.