scrupulous
Scrupulous means very careful to do things properly and correctly. If you’re scrupulous, you probably pay your friends back right away when they loan you money and never try to return clothing you’ve already worn.
A scrupulous person is full of scruples, which are concerns about doing things that are morally right. Such a person is hesitant or doubtful, and might have trouble deciding what is morally right or wrong. The adjective scrupulous is from Latin scrūpulōsus, from scrūpulus, “scruple.” A near synonym is punctilious.
Definitions of scrupulous
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characterized by extreme care and great effort
“scrupulous attention to details”-
synonyms:
conscientious, painstaking-
careful
exercising caution or showing care or attention
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careful
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having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
“less
scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance”-
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principled
based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality
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religious
extremely scrupulous and conscientious
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Antonyms:
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unscrupulous
without scruples or principles
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amoral, unprincipled
lacking principles or moral scruples
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principled
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