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   Scru·pu·lous

   /ˈskro͞opyələs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details: "the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail" Similar carefulmeticulouspainstakingthoroughassiduoussedulousattentivediligentconscientiousultracarefulpunctilioussearchingcloseelaborateminutestudiousrigorousparticularreligiousstrictpedanticfussyOpposite carelessslapdash
   • ▪ very concerned to avoid doing wrong: "she's too scrupulous to have an affair with a married man" Similar honesthonorableuprightupstandinghigh-mindedrighteousright-mindedmoralethicalgoodvirtuousprincipledpropercorrectjustnobleincorruptibleanticorruptionconscientiousrespectabledecentOpposite dishonestunscrupulous

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘troubled with doubts’): from French scrupuleux or Latin scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see scruple).

   Derivatives

   • 1. scrupulosity noun
   • 2. scrupulousness noun

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   What does scrupulous mean?

   • Scrupulous means thorough, exact, and careful about details . Both readers commend Knutson for his scrupulous attention to detail. The streets and parks were scrupulously clean. Hillsden scrupulously avoided any topic likely to arouse suspicion as to his motives. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   What is the meaning of scruples?

   • Having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance principled (based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality) scruple (an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action)

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   What is a synonym for scrupulous?

   • We found 9 answers for “Scrupulous” . This page shows answers to the clue Scrupulous, followed by 5 definitions like “ Careful; cautious; exact ”, “ Liable to be doubted ” and “ Given to making objections ”. Synonyms for Scrupulous are for example assiduous, conscientious and meticulous. More synonyms can be found below the puzzle answers.

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   What is the difference between scrupulous and punctilious?

   • exacting, rigorous. 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, esp. in observance of social conventions ANTONYMS 2. careless.

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   Showing extreme care, precision, and punctiliousness. Having scruples; principled. Extremely conscientious. Full of scruples; hesitant, doubtful, or uneasy, esp. constantly and obsessively, in deciding what is morally right or wrong.

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    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, esp. in observance of social conventions.