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hyperscrupulous

hyperscrupulous adjective: extremely scrupulous; often, excessively so.

Adjective

hyperscrupulous (comparative more hyperscrupulous, superlative most hyperscrupulous)

  1. Extremely scrupulous; often, excessively so.
    • Near-synonym: overscrupulous
    Synonyms:
    overscrupulous

Synonyms of hyperscrupulous

Forms of hyperscrupulous

comparativemore hyperscrupulous
superlativemost hyperscrupulous

Origin of hyperscrupulous

From hyper- + scrupulous.

Questions about hyperscrupulous

What does hyperscrupulous mean?
Hyperscrupulous means extremely scrupulous; often, excessively so.
What part of speech is hyperscrupulous?
Hyperscrupulous is an adjective.

Words near hyperscrupulous in the dictionary

  1. hyperschemas
  2. hyperschemata
  3. hyperschematia
  4. hyperscholastic
  5. hyperscrupulosity
  6. hyperscrupulous
  7. hyperseasonal
  8. hyperseasonality
  9. hyperseborrhea
  10. hypersecrecy
  11. hypersecrete

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