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conscientiouscon‧sci‧en‧tious /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ ●○○ adjective conscientiousOrigin: 1600-1700 French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin, from Latin conscientia; ➔ CONSCIENCE - a conscientious worker
- His previous employer describes him as honest, hard-working and conscientious.
- I wish everyone was as conscientious as you are about getting to work on time.
- She was a very conscientious student and attended all her lectures.
- We have made a very conscientious effort to reduce spending.
- After his baptism, Martin advanced to the battle-field as a conscientious objector.
- By contrast, Simpson said he himself was a studious and conscientious straight-arrow.
- He's very conscientious, it's just he doesn't have much of a bedside manner.
- His wife Fenella told the Huntingdon inquest her husband had been extremely conscientious in his 18 years with Barclays.
- No doubt a conscientious worker; no doubt a good husband and father; but totally unremarkable.
- Surely such a conscientious accomplishment should prove a lifesaver for thousands of animals throughout the world.
- Was this the conscientious swimming coach speaking, or was there something else behind those words?
careful to do things correctly► careful someone who is careful tries not to make mistakes, and tries to do everything correctly: · She's a careful, hard-working student.careful with: · Try to be more careful with your punctuation.careful (not) to do something: · They were careful not to touch anything until the police arrived.· Fry the garlic, being careful not to let it burn. ► with care formal if you do something with care you do it carefully in order to make sure that you do not make any mistakes: · She has to work slowly and with great care in order to get the picture just right.· Her room is beautifully furnished, with a great deal of care and attention to detail.· Aunt Beryl's presents were well-received, and had obviously been chosen with a lot of care. ► conscientious someone who is conscientious has a serious attitude to their work or their duties and tries hard to do everything they have been asked to do in the way that it should be done: · She was a very conscientious student and attended all her lectures.· His previous employer describes him as honest, hard-working and conscientious.conscientious about: · I wish everyone was as conscientious as you are about getting to work on time. ► thorough someone who is thorough is careful that all the work they do is complete and correct: · Our mechanics will check everything - they're very thorough. ► meticulous someone who is meticulous pays a lot of attention to every detail in order to make sure that everything is done correctly: · This beautiful piece of jewellery is the work of a meticulous craftsman.· My mother was extremely meticulous and always made sure that every room in the house was spotlessly clean.meticulous about: · Our accountant is very meticulous about his work. I can't imagine him ever making a mistake. ► methodical someone who is methodical always does their work in a carefully planned way and is careful to check everything they do: · Poirot, always deliberate and methodical, made a list of all the possible suspects.· Barnes is a conscientious and methodical journalist who would have checked all of the facts before writing the story. ► (a) conscientious objection (=the fact of refusing to become a solider because of your moral or religious beliefs)· Conscientious objection to military service is seen by the United Nations as part of your right to freedom of thought. NOUN► objection· This conflict is illustrated by the question of conscientious objection in war time.· We have no conscientious objections or anything of that kind.· A separate law allowing for conscientious objection and introducing alternative civilian service was also adopted.· He also, at first, saw conscientious objection as a key to mobilizing opposition to the war itself.· The argument rests on an analogy with the right of conscientious objection which is supported by Dworkin.· When conscription was introduced, he could not plead a conscientious objection to war in general.· Not the rights and wrongs of conscientious objection. ► objector· Initially a conscientious objector, he joined the army in 1941 and wound up a captain in the Middle East.· After his baptism, Martin advanced to the battlefield as a conscientious objector.· Knowing better than even to apply for conscientious objector, I went about avoiding the draft another way altogether.· An extraordinary character, Kellet was a conscientious objector working in the forest on the lower flanks of the mountain.· The conscientious objectors said they were surprised by the loudness of the crunch.· National service would be introduced, with an alternative for conscientious objectors. careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do: A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take work home. a conscientious and hard-working student—conscientiously adverb—conscientiousness noun [uncountable]: his conscientiousness and loyalty to the company |