scrupulous
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scrupulous
- /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/
Where it comes from
From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.
adjective more scrupulous · most scrupulous
- Exactly and carefully conducted. Come on! You have got to admire their dedication to the rules! These two men are so scrupulous, they would sit at a broken red traffic light for six hours in the middle of the night. “Hey, red is red! We live in a civilized society! Red is red! We stay!”
- Having scruples or compunctions.
- Precise; exact or strict. He is scrupulous in his finances.
- Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity. Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.
