Scrupulous Definition

skro͝opyə-ləs
adjective
Extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious.
Webster's New World
Showing extreme care, precision, and punctiliousness.
Webster's New World
Having scruples; principled.
American Heritage
Extremely conscientious.
Webster's New World
Full of scruples; hesitant, doubtful, or uneasy, esp. constantly and obsessively, in deciding what is morally right or wrong.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Scrupulous

  • Middle English from Old French scrupuleux from Latin scrūpulōsus from scrūpulus scruple scruple

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scrupulous Sentence Examples

  • The revisers aimed at the most scrupulous faithfulness.

  • I was still excessively scrupulous about everything I wrote.

  • The work shows extreme diligence, and scrupulous care in the use of authorities.

  • The town is remarkable for its ordered, regular life and its scrupulous cleanliness.

  • The leaves are graded with the most scrupulous care and finally packed in bales of about 176 lb each.

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