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scrupulousness

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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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Noun1.scrupulousness - conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence
honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest
unscrupulousness - the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty
2.scrupulousness - strict attention to minute details
meticulosity, meticulousness, punctiliousness
painstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful


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The reflection that the fate of a fellow-creature depended on his sole fiat, would naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution; the dread of being accused of weakness or connivance, would beget equal circumspection, though of a different kind.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Every see-saw of her breath, every wave of her blood, every pulse singing in her ears, was a voice that joined with nature in revolt against her scrupulousness.
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Up to this time the press had been amusingly tolerant and good-naturedly sensational about him, but now he was to learn what virulent scrupulousness an antagonized press was capable of.
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