1835 R. M. Bird I. xiv. 170 The worthy and somewhat over-conscientious Bernal Diaz del Castillo has despatched the whole history of the first [individual] in the few vague fragments which we have prefixed to the story.
1995 10 Feb. 96/2 I think the answer lies partly in the nature of the people who work for LEAs—an overconscientious and guilt-ridden lot we are.