scrupulous
adjective | /scrupulous/
very concerned to avoid doing wrong; careful to do what is honest and morally right
scrupulous
adjective | /scrupulous/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMvery concerned to avoid doing wrong; careful to do what is honest and morally right
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"The accountant was scrupulous in recording every transaction."
"She was scrupulous about returning borrowed items on time."
Mnemonic Trick
SCRUPULOUS → SCRUPLE + US: guided by scruples — careful about moral correctness.
Etymology
From Latin scrupulosus “full of small sharp stones” → figuratively scruples (moral doubts).
Used for careful moral or precise behaviour.
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