conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous
(adjective) characterized by extreme care and great effort; “conscientious application to the work at hand”; “painstaking research”; “scrupulous attention to details”
scrupulous
(adjective) having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; “less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous)
Exactly and carefully conducted.
Having scruples or compunctions.
Precise; exact or strict
• meticulous, painstaking
• worried
• ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous
• See also meticulous
• unscrupulous
Source: Wiktionary
Scru"pu*lous, a. Etym: [L. scrupulosus: cf. F. scrupuleux.]
1. Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous. Hooker.
2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.] Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction. Shak.
4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.] The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscrure, not scrupulous. Bacon.
Syn.
– Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.
– Scru"pu*lous*ly, adv.
– Scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
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