overconscientious

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ conscientious.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəkɒnʃiːˈɛnʃəs/

Adjective

overconscientious (comparative more overconscientious, superlative most overconscientious)

1. Excessively conscientious.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 33, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     If he were not over consciencious in that under colour of some treatie, parle or accord, to take any advantage of his enemies: he was as little scrupulous, in that "he required no other vertue in his Souldiers but valour" […].

   • 2001 March 15, James Meikle, The Guardian:

     Are you an obsessive lover of routine, overconscientious, and think cleanliness is next to godliness? Beware. You may be nearly twice as likely to die from a heart attack as more laid back friends and colleagues.

Derived terms

• overconscientiousness