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The definition of scrupulous is someone who is detailed and precise, or someone who is aware of the right thing to do.

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An example of someone scrupulous is an accountant who never leaves the books unbalanced.
A good citizen who returns money found to the person who dropped it is an example of someone scrupulous.

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See scrupulous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

1. extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious
2. 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

Origin: < MFr or L: MFr scrupuleux < L scrupulosus

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See scrupulous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Conscientious and exact; painstaking. See Synonyms at meticulous.
Having scruples; principled.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French scrupuleux

Origin: , from Latin scrūpulōsus

Origin: , from scrūpulus, scruple; see scruple

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scruˌpu·losˈi·ty (-lŏsˈĭ-tē), scruˈpu·lous·ness (-ləs-nĭs) noun

scruˈpu·lous·ly adverb

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