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scrupulous - 3 dictionary results
scru⋅pu⋅lous
[skroo-pyuh-luh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled. |
| 2. | punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous performance. |
Related forms:
scru⋅pu⋅los⋅i⋅ty [skroo-pyuh-los-i-tee] , scru⋅pu⋅lous⋅ness, noun
[skroo-pyuh-los-i-tee] , scru⋅pu⋅lous⋅ness, noun scru⋅pu⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. conscientious, cautious, careful, circumspect. 2. exacting, rigorous. Scrupulous, punctilious imply abiding exactly by rules. Scrupulous implies conscientious carefulness in attending to details: scrupulous attention to details. Punctilious suggests strictness, preciseness, and rigidity, esp. in observance of social conventions.
1. conscientious, cautious, careful, circumspect. 2. exacting, rigorous. Scrupulous, punctilious imply abiding exactly by rules. Scrupulous implies conscientious carefulness in attending to details: scrupulous attention to details. Punctilious suggests strictness, preciseness, and rigidity, esp. in observance of social conventions.
Antonyms:
2. careless.
2. careless.
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| scru·pu·lous (skrōō'pyə-ləs) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus, from scrūpulus, scruple; see scruple.] scru'pu·los'i·ty (-lŏs'ĭ-tē), scru'pu·lous·ness (-ləs-nĭs) n., scru'pu·lous·ly adv. |
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Scrupulous
Scru"pu*lous\, a. [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.
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Language Translation for : scrupulous
Spanish:
escrupuloso,
German:
voller Bedenken,
Japanese:
きちょう面な
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