Scrupulous — Scru pu*lous, a. [L. scrupulosus: cf. F. scrupuleux.] 1. Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. [1913 Webster] Abusing their liberty, to the offense… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrupulous — I adjective aboveboard, accuratus, admirable, careful, choosy, diligens, discriminating, discriminative, equitable, ethical, fair, forthright, honest, honorable, laudable, legitimate, moral, noble, principled, reliable, religiosus, reputable,… … Law dictionary
scrupulous — mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. scrupulus, O.Fr. scrupulos (Mod.Fr. scrupuleux) or directly from L. scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see SCRUPLE (Cf. scruple)). Related: Scrupulously … Etymology dictionary
scrupulous — 1 meticulous, punctilious, punctual, *careful Analogous words: fastidious, particular, finicky, fussy (see NICE): exact, accurate, precise (see CORRECT) Antonyms: remiss 2 conscientious, *upright, honest, just, honorable Analogous words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scrupulous — [adj] extremely careful conscientious, conscionable, critical, exact, fastidious, fussy, heedful, honest, honorable, just, meticulous, minute, moral, nice, painstaking, particular, precise, principled, punctilious, punctual, right, rigorous,… … New thesaurus
scrupulous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) diligent and thorough. 2) very concerned to avoid doing wrong. DERIVATIVES scrupulosity noun scrupulously adverb scrupulousness noun … English terms dictionary
scrupulous — [skro͞op′yə ləs] adj. [< MFr or L: MFr scrupuleux < L scrupulosus] 1. a) extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious b) showing extreme care, precision, and punctiliousness 2 … English World dictionary
scrupulous — scru|pu|lous [ˈskru:pjuləs] adj 1.) very careful to be completely honest and fair ≠ ↑unscrupulous ▪ Not all lawyers are as scrupulous as she is. ▪ scrupulous honesty scrupulous in (doing) sth ▪ The organization will be scrupulous in maintaining… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scrupulous — [[t]skru͟ːpjʊləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (approval) Someone who is scrupulous takes great care to do what is fair, honest, or morally right. You re being very scrupulous, but to what end?... I have been scrupulous about telling them… … English dictionary
scrupulous — adj. scrupulous in (she was scrupulous in avoiding references to her opponent) * * * [ skruːpjʊləs] scrupulous in (she was scrupulous in avoiding references to her opponent) … Combinatory dictionary
