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[ skroo -pyuh -luh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈskru pyə ləs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous attention to detail in their performance.
Origin of scrupulous First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word scrūpulōsus. See scruple, -ous
SYNONYMS FOR scrupulous 1 conscientious, cautious, careful, circumspect.
2 exacting, rigorous.
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synonym study for scrupulous 2 . Scrupulous, punctilious imply abiding exactly by rules. Scrupulous implies conscientious carefulness in attending to details: scrupulous attention to details. Punctilious suggests strictness, preciseness, and rigidity, especially in observance of social conventions.
OTHER WORDS FROM scrupulous scru·pu·los·i·ty [skroo-pyuh -los -i-tee], /ˌskru pyəˈlɒs ɪ ti/, scru·pu·lous·ness, noun scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb hy·per·scru·pu·los·i·ty, noun hy·per·scru·pu·lous, adjective hy·per·scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb hy·per·scru·pu·lous·ness, noun un·der·scru·pu·lous, adjective un·der·scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb
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Words nearby scrupulous scrunch, scruncheon, scrunchie, scruple, scruples, scrupulous , scrutable, scrutator, scrutineer, scrutinize, scrutiny
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Our scrupulous soldiers feel edified at my conversion, and now no longer reproach me with too much love for joy, wine and women!
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The scrupulous care bestowed upon us and our belongings by the innkeepers excited remark.
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If our Northern cities were as scrupulous , we wonder where their many horse railroads would be!
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He is a grave and scrupulous personage; therefore he has been made a magistrate.
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They observed Nature to be an economist, and practiced economy with scrupulous exactness.
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British Dictionary definitions for scrupulous adjective characterized by careful observation of what is morally right
very careful or precise
Derived forms of scrupulous scrupulously , adverb scrupulousness , noun Word Origin for scrupulous C15: from Latin scrūpulōsus punctilious
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