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scrupulous

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scru·pu·lous  (skrpy-ls)
adj.
1. Conscientious and exact; painstaking. See Synonyms at meticulous.
2. Having scruples; principled.

[Middle English, from Old French scrupuleux, from Latin scrpulsus, from scrpulus, scruple; see scruple.]

scrupu·losi·ty (-ls-t), scrupu·lous·ness (-ls-ns) n.
scrupu·lous·ly adv.

scrupulous [ˈskruːpjʊləs]
adj
1. characterized by careful observation of what is morally right
2. very careful or precise
[from Latin scrūpulōsus punctilious]
scrupulously  adv
scrupulousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.scrupulous - 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; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person"
unscrupulous - without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
2.scrupulous - characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"

scrupulous
adjective
1. moral, principled, upright, honourable, conscientious I have been scrupulous about telling them the truth.
moral dishonest, unscrupulous, amoral, uncaring, unprincipled, without scruples, unconscientious
Translations
scrupulous [ˈskruːpjʊləs] ADJescrupuloso (about en cuanto a)

scrupulous [ˈskruːpjʊləs] adj [person] → scrupuleux/euse; [attention] → scrupuleux/euse; [fairness] → scrupuleux/euse; [search] → scrupuleux/euse; [hygiene] → scrupuleux/euse

scrupulous
adj person, organizationgewissenhaft; honesty, fairnessunbedingt, kompromisslos; cleanlinesspeinlich; account(peinlich) genau; he can’t afford to be too scrupulouser kann sich keine allzu großen Skrupel leisten; he is not too scrupulous in his business dealingser hat keine allzu großen Skrupel bei seinen Geschäften; she is not too scrupulous in matters of cleanlinesssie nimmt es mit der Sauberkeit nicht so genau; to be scrupulous in doing somethingetw sehr gewissenhaft tun; to be scrupulous about somethingmit etw sehr gewissenhaft sein; the kitchen staff are scrupulous about hygienedas Küchenpersonal nimmt es mit der Hygiene sehr genau

scrupulous [ˈskruːpjʊləs] adjscrupoloso/a
scrupulous [ˈskruːpjʊləs] adjscrupoloso/a

scrupulous
adj scrupulous [ˈskruːpjuləs]
careful in attending to detail, doing nothing wrong, dishonest etc He is scrupulous in his handling of the accounts; scrupulous attention to instructions. versigtig, eerlik مُتَشَكِّك съвестен úzkostlivý omhyggelig voller Bedenken ευσυνείδητος, σχολαστικός escrupuloso pedantne بسيار دقيق pikkutarkka scrupuleux לְלא רְבָב कर्तव्य निष्ठ skrupulozan, vrlo obziran aggályoskodó, (túlzottan) lelkiismeretes cermat ráðvandur; nákvæmur scrupoloso きちょう面な 신중한, 꼼꼼한 skrupulingas pedantisks; precīzs teliti nauwgezet samvittighetsfull skrupulatny, sumienny, pedantyczny escrupuloso scrupulos добросовестный; скрупулёзный úzkostlivý tankovesten obziran noga, noggrann, samvetsgrann ถี่ถ้วนในรายละเอียดเล็กน้อย; ระวังไม่ทำอะไรผิด; ซื่อสัตย์อย่างแท้จริง titiz 一絲不茍的,嚴肅認真的 сумлінний; скрупульозний معقولیت پسند tỉ mỉ
adv scrupulously
eerlik بِتَشَكُّك педантично přepečlivě omhyggeligt voller Bedenken ευσυνείδητα, προσεκτικά, σχολαστικά escrupulosamente pedantselt در نهايت دقت pikkutarkasti scrupuleusement בְדַקדקָנוּת पापशंकालुता से, धर्मभीरुता से, ईमानदारी से skrupulozno aggályoskodva dengan cermat samviskusamlega scrupolosamente きちょう面に 양심적으로 skrupulingai pedantiski; precīzi dengan teliti strikt samvittighetsfullt skrupulatnie, sumiennie escrupulosamente spirit scrupulos добросовестно;скрупулёзно úzkostlivo tankovestno obzirno samvetsgrant อย่างระมัดระวัง; อย่างพิถีพิถัน titiz bir şekilde 多顧慮地 сумлінно; скрупульозно نہایت احتیاط سے tỉ mỉ
n scrupulousness
eerlikheid تَشَكُّك добросъвестност svědomitost omhyggelighed der Skrupel ευσυνειδησία, ηθική ακεραιότητα, σχολαστικότητα escrúpulos, escrupulosidad pedantsus بسيار با دقت pikkutarkkuus esprit scrupuleux דַקדקָנוּת ईमानदारी, पापशंकुलता skrupuloznost, obazrivost lelkiismeretesség, kínos pontosság kecermatan samviskusemi scrupolosità きちょう面 견실함 skrupulingumas pedantiskums; precizitāte ketelitian nauwgezetheid omhyggelighet sumienność escrúpulo spirit scrupulos добросовестность;скрупулёзность úzkostlivosť tankovestnost obzirnost noggrannhet, samvetsgrannhet หลักธรรมะ; ศีลธรรม titizlik 拘泥細節,小心翼翼 сумлінність; скрупульозність اصول پرستی sự tỉ mỉ


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Mainwaring will storm of course, but you easily pacify him; besides, the most scrupulous point of honour could not require you to wait for HIS emancipation.
This brought him into relation with queer characters, some of whom were not altogether scrupulous in their methods of making a living, murder being an acceptable means to that end.
As men of scrupulous honour set up a high standard of public conscience above the dead-level of an honest community, so men of that skill which passes into art by ceaseless striving raise the dead-level of correct practice in the crafts of land and sea.
 
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