SCRUPULOUS

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

Etymology

Adjective

scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous)

Exactly and carefully conducted.

Having scruples or compunctions.

Precise; exact or strict

Synonyms

• meticulous, painstaking

• worried

• ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous

• See also meticulous

Antonyms

• 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