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   Con·sci·en·tious

   /ˌkän(t)SHēˈen(t)SHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly: "a conscientious and hardworking clerk"
   • 2. relating to a person's conscience: "the act does not provide exemption from service on the basis of personal conscientious beliefs"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French consciencieux, from medieval Latin conscientiosus, from Latin conscientia (see conscience).

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