What does "scrupulous" mean?
Scrupulous: Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
Additional senses
- 2.Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.] Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction. Shak.
- 3.Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.] The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscrure, not scrupulous. Bacon. -- Scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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