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   scrupulously

   /ˈskruːpjʊləsli/

   adverb

   • 1. in a very careful and thorough way: "a scrupulously researched biography"
   • ▪ with great effort to avoid doing wrong: "the policies must be scrupulously observed"

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   What does it mean to be scrupulous?

   • To be scrupulous is to be careful, exact, and conscientious, so to do something scrupulously is to give it close attention and to strive for perfection. Diligent workers do their jobs scrupulously. A teacher who provides students with extra tutoring is behaving scrupulously.

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   Where did the word scrupulous come from?

   • The origin of scrupulous is founded in just such a pebble. Scrupulous and its close relative scruple (“a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is wrong”) both come from the Latin noun scrupulus, “a small sharp stone,” the diminutive of scrupus, “a sharp stone.”

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   What does conscientious & scrupulous mean?

   • conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience. honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. careful, meticulous, scrupulous, punctilious mean showing close attention to detail.

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   What is the difference between scruple and scrupulous?

   • Scrupulous and its close relative scruple (“a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is wrong”) both come from the Latin noun scrupulus, “a small sharp stone,” the diminutive of scrupus, “a sharp stone.” Scrupus has a metaphorical meaning too: “a source of anxiety or uneasiness.”

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   Scrupulously means in a way that is careful to do the morally right thing or in a very careful way that makes sure everything is done exactly as it should be. See how to use this adverb in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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     SCRUPULOUSLY definicja: 1. in a way that is careful to do...

   • SCRUPULOUS

     SCRUPULOUS definition: 1. extremely honest : 2. doing...

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   Scrupulous means having moral integrity or acting in strict regard for what is right or proper. It also means punctiliously exact or painstaking. See synonyms, examples, word history and related articles.

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   Scrupulous means extremely honest or extremely careful to do what is right or moral. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, related words, and translations.

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   Scrupulous definition: having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled. See examples of SCRUPULOUS used in a sentence.

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   in a way that shows strict regard for moral standards or principles: He has a reputation as a consistently hardworking and scrupulously honest and fair newspaperman. in a way that shows care or precision: The authors have scrupulously researched the culinary culture of the early 18th century.

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   Scrupulous means very careful to do things properly and correctly. If you're scrupulous, you probably pay your friends back right away when they loan you money and never try to return clothing you've already worn. A scrupulous person is full of scruples, which are concerns about doing things that are morally right.

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   To be scrupulous is to be careful, exact, and conscientious, so to do something scrupulously is to give it close attention and to strive for perfection. Diligent workers do their jobs scrupulously. A teacher who provides students with extra tutoring is behaving scrupulously.