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单词 overscrupulosity
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overscrupulosityn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˌskruːpjᵿˈlɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˌskrupjəˈlɑsədi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, scrupulosity n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + scrupulosity n., after overscrupulous adj. Compare earlier overscrupulousness n.
Excessive scrupulosity; overscrupulousness.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [noun] > conscientiousness > meticulous
conscience1483
scrupleness1489
scruple1526
scrupulosity1526
queasiness1576
punctualness1620
punctuality1622
scrupulousness1689
overscrupulousness1740
superstition1755
overscrupulosity1829
over-scruple1894
1829 B. Webster High Ways & By Ways i. i. 12 I missed being a mistress three times from over scrupulosity.
1856 Q. Rev. Sept. 505 The man cannot be taxed with an over-scrupulosity.
1884 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1883–4 2 50 The dangers of what may be called over-scrupulosity is controversy.
1910 Science 23 Sept. 395/2 The man of the world manifests for what he considers to be over-scrupulosity and unpracticality.
1980 Amer. Lit. 52 85 The kind of overscrupulosity in the elect that twentieth-century commentators claim Taylor engaged in over a lifetime of writing poetry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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