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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sci•en•tious /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - very careful;
thorough; painstaking:She was a conscientious student who always did her work. - acting according to conscience;
fair:a conscientious judge. con•sci•en•tious•ly, adv.: conscientiously working on the book.con•sci•en•tious•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sci•en•tious (kon′shē en′shəs, kon′sē-),USA pronunciation adj. - controlled by or done according to conscience;
scrupulous:a conscientious judge. - meticulous;
careful; painstaking; particular:conscientious application to the work at hand.
- Medieval Latin conscientiōsus, equivalent. to Latin conscienti(a) conscience + -ōsus -ous
- 1605–15
con′sci•en′tious•ly, adv. con′sci•en′tious•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged just, upright, honest, faithful, devoted, dedicated.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See painstaking.
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