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scrupulously

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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.
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Adv.1.scrupulously - with extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock"
Translations
scrupulously [ˈskruːpjʊləslɪ] ADVescrupulosamente
scrupulously honest/cleansumamente honrado/limpio
scrupulously [ˈskruːpjʊləsli] advscrupuleusement
to be scrupulously honest → être d'une honnêteté scrupuleuse
scrupulously
adv (= honestly, conscientiously)gewissenhaft; (= honourably) behavekorrekt; (= meticulously)sorgfältig; exact, cleanpeinlich; fair, carefuläußerst; he’s scrupulously careful about telling the truther nimmt es mit der Wahrheit äußerst or peinlichst genau; the old church has been scrupulously maintaineddie alte Kirche ist äußerst sorgfältig instand or in Stand gehalten worden
scrupulously [ˈskruːpjʊləslɪ] advscrupolosamente
he tries to be scrupulously fair/honest → cerca di essere più imparziale/onesto che può
scrupulously [ˈskruːpjʊləslɪ] advscrupolosamente
he tries to be scrupulously fair/honest → cerca di essere più imparziale/onesto che può


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But a day or two after, you look about you, and prick your ears in this self-same ship; and were it not for the tell-tale boats and try-works, you would all but swear you trod some silent merchant vessel, with a most scrupulously neat commander.
Grose slowly got up, and I scrupulously added: "Unless, of course, we can prevent
The best of fare was spread upon the cabin tables at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and the eight o'clock supper, and the ladies scrupulously changed their toilets twice a day; and the hours were whirled away, when the sea was tranquil, with music, dancing, and games.
 
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