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conscientious

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con⋅sci⋅en⋅tious

  [kon-shee-en-shuhs, kon-see-]
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–adjective
1. controlled by or done according to conscience; scrupulous: a conscientious judge.
2. meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular: conscientious application to the work at hand.
Origin:
1605–15; < ML conscientiōsus, equiv. to L conscienti(a) conscience + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
con⋅sci⋅en⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
con⋅sci⋅en⋅tious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. just, upright, honest, faithful, devoted, dedicated. 2. See painstaking.
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con·sci·en·tious   (kŏn'shē-ěn'shəs)   
adj.  

  1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.

  2. Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations.


[Obsolete French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus, from Latin cōnscientia, conscience; see conscience.]
con'sci·en'tious·ly adv., con'sci·en'tious·ness n.
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