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English Dictionary: scrupulous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for scrupulous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrupulous adj having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" Antonym(s): unscrupulous characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" Synonym(s): conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrupulous \Scru"pulous\, a. [L. scrupulosus: cf. F. scrupuleux.] 1. Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous. --Hooker. 2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous* abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties. 3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.] Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction. --Shak. 4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.] The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscrure, not scrupulous. --Bacon. Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating. -- {Scru"pulously}, adv. -- {Scru"pulousness}, n.