scrupulous
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scru·pu·lous
(skro͞o′pyə-ləs)adj.
1. Conscientious and exact; painstaking. See Synonyms at meticulous.
2. Having scruples; principled.
[Middle English, from Old French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus, from scrūpulus, scruple; see scruple.]
scru′pu·los′i·ty (-lŏs′ĭ-tē), scru′pu·lous·ness (-ləs-nĭs) n.
scru′pu·lous·ly adv.
scrupulous
(ˈskruːpjʊləs)adj
1. characterized by careful observation of what is morally right
2. very careful or precise
[C15: from Latin scrūpulōsus punctilious]
ˈscrupulously adv
ˈscrupulousness n
scru•pu•lous
(ˈskru pyə ləs)adj.
1. having scruples; principled.
2. rigorously precise or exact: scrupulous adherence to duty.
scru`pu•los′i•ty (-ˈlɒs ɪ ti) scru′pu•lous•ness, n.
scru′pu•lous•ly, adv.
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| 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
moral dishonest, unscrupulous, amoral, uncaring, unprincipled, without scruples, unconscientious
2. careful, strict, precise, minute, nice, exact, rigorous, meticulous, painstaking, fastidious, punctilious scrupulous attention to detail
careful reckless, careless, slapdash, inexact, superficial
careful reckless, careless, slapdash, inexact, superficial
scrupulous
adjectiveShowing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details:
Translations
مُتَشَكِّك
úzkostlivý
omhyggelig
aggályoskodótúlzottan lelkiismeretes
ráîvandur; nákvæmur
skrupulingumas
pedantisksprecīzs
scrupulous
[ˈskruːpjʊləs] adj [person] → scrupuleux/euse; [attention] → scrupuleux/euse; [fairness] → scrupuleux/euse; [search] → scrupuleux/euse; [hygiene] → scrupuleux/eusescrupulous
adj person, organization → gewissenhaft; honesty, fairness → unbedingt, kompromisslos; cleanliness → peinlich; account → (peinlich) genau; he can’t afford to be too scrupulous → er kann sich keine allzu großen Skrupel leisten; he is not too scrupulous in his business dealings → er hat keine allzu großen Skrupel bei seinen Geschäften; she is not too scrupulous in matters of cleanliness → sie nimmt es mit der Sauberkeit nicht so genau; to be scrupulous in doing something → etw sehr gewissenhaft tun; to be scrupulous about something → mit etw sehr gewissenhaft sein; the kitchen staff are scrupulous about hygiene → das Küchenpersonal nimmt es mit der Hygiene sehr genau
scrupulous
[ˈskruːpjʊləs] adj → scrupoloso/ascrupulous
(ˈskruːpjuləs) adjective careful in attending to detail, doing nothing wrong, dishonest etc. He is scrupulous in his handling of the accounts; scrupulous attention to instructions.
ˈscrupulously adverbˈscrupulousness noun
scrupulous
a. escrupuloso-a.