- governed by, or made or done according to, what one knows is right; scrupulous; honest
- showing care and precision; painstaking
Origin of conscientious
French conscientieux from Medieval Latin conscientiosus: see conscience and -ous
adjective
- The definition of conscientious is following what you know to be right or true.
An example of conscientious is making a moral decision after lots of research and consideration.
- Conscientious is defined as acting in a way that is very thorough and careful.
An example of conscientious is measuring the liquid in each test tube of an experiment to be perfectly equal.
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adjective
- Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
- Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations. See Synonyms at diligent.
Origin of conscientious
Obsolete French conscientieux from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus from Latin cōnscientia conscience ; see conscience .Related Forms:
- con′sci·en′tious·ly
adverb
- con′sci·en′tious·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more conscientious, superlative most conscientious)
Origin
From Middle French conscientieux
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Sentence Examples
- She was conscientious with regard to her duties as examiner.
- They have conscientious scruples to overcome.
- The children became more conscientious about their own learning.
- He was a conscientious historian with a standard biased in favor of maintenance of the status quo.
- Brown & Root probably does as conscientious a job for the government as the next contractor.
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Words near conscientious in the dictionary
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- consciencelessly
- consciences