Of a person, a person's work, character, etc.: conscientious, thorough in the fulfilment of duty; conscientious, dutiful.

Of good heart; esp. (in early use) honest, dutiful, and steadfast; (now) kind and well-meaning; willing to help others.

That conforms to or acts in accordance with strict or exacting standards; scrupulous, punctilious; conscientious, zealous.

Careful to follow the dictates of conscience; giving heed to the scruples of conscience so as to avoid doing what is wrong; strict in matters of…

Acting, or wishing to act, according to one's conscience; habitually governed by a sense of what is right; scrupulous; (cf. conscientious, adj. 2)…

Minutely observant of or insistent on rule, principle, or obligation; attentive to duty; strict, particular, punctilious, scrupulous. Now rare…

Acting, or wishing to act, according to one's conscience; habitually governed by a sense of what is right; scrupulous. Also: performing, or wishing…

Having a tender conscience; scrupulous.

Having a conscience; conscientious.