scrupulous Definition
scru·pu·lous (skro̵̅o̅p′yə ləs)
adjective
- extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious
- showing extreme care, precision, and punctiliousness
- extremely conscientious
- full of scruples; hesitant, doubtful, or uneasy, esp. constantly and obsessively, in deciding what is morally right or wrong
Etymology: < MFr or L: MFr scrupuleux < L scrupulosus
scrupulous Related Forms
scru′·pu·los′·ity (-läs′ət ē) noun pl. -·ties
scru′·pu·lously adverb
scru′·pu·lous·ness noun
scrupulous Synonyms
scrupulous
modif.
Exact
punctilious, strict, conscientious; see careful.Principled
ethical, upright, honorable, circumspect, moral. See syn. study at careful.careful.
scrupulous Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- fairness: Every request has to be judged carefully, and that we are doing with scrupulous fairness.
- honesty: His book is excellent for " beginners " and newcomers to Advaita simply because he covers all the bases with scrupulous honesty.
- hygiene: Please remember that scrupulous personal hygiene must be observed.
- attention: Blind Fashion's scrupulous attention to detail means you can have total confidence from first inquiry to final dispatch.
- accuracy: Once the Gospels were regarded as inspired, they were copied with scrupulous accuracy and by the most skillful scribes available.
- care: They examined the ocean with the most scrupulous care.
Modifying Another Word
- too: The book is too scrupulous, or perhaps too fickle, to permit any detail of significance to remain long in place.
- so: But look here: I could see a way out of the difficulty, only you are so scrupulous.
- very: You would not need to be a very scrupulous citizen to take an interest in this book.
- always: In treatment he was an optimist, he was also unselfish to his colleagues and always scrupulous in giving credit to others.
- particularly: However, he is not particularly scrupulous about who he sells his information to.
- entirely: Collectors are not always entirely scrupulous, I'm afraid.
Browse dictionary entries near scrupulous
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