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overscrupulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-scrupu-lous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively scrupulous.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + scrupulous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more overscrupulous (comparative) most overscrupulous (superlative)

Derived Forms

overscrupulously overscrupulousness

Frequently Paired Words

hyperconscientious hypervigilant

Synonyms

hyperscrupulous

Questions

What does overscrupulous mean?
Excessively scrupulous.
Where does overscrupulous come from?
From over- + scrupulous.

How to pronounce overscrupulous

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