scrupulous 音标拼音: [skr'upjələs]
a . 小心谨慎的,细心的
小心谨慎的,细心的
scrupulous adj 1 :
having scruples ;
arising from a sense of right and wrong ;
principled ; "
less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance " [
ant : {
unscrupulous }]
2 :
characterized by extreme care and great effort ;
"
conscientious application to the work at hand "; "
painstaking research "; "
scrupulous attention to details " [
synonym :
{
conscientious }, {
painstaking }, {
scrupulous }]
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 .
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Abusing their liberty ,
to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous . --
Hooker .
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2 .
Careful ;
cautious ;
exact ;
nice ;
as ,
scrupulous abstinence from labor ;
scrupulous performance of duties .
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3 .
Given to making objections ;
captious . [
Obs .]
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Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction . --
Shak .
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4 .
Liable to be doubted ;
doubtful ;
nice . [
Obs .]
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The justice of that cause ought to be evident ;
not obscure ,
not scrupulous . --
Bacon .
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Syn :
Cautious ;
careful ;
conscientious ;
hesitating .
[
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Scru "
pu *
lous *
ly },
adv . --
{
Scru "
pu *
lous *
ness },
n .
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155 Moby Thesaurus words for "
scrupulous ":
Pyrrhonic ,
accurate ,
active ,
agnostic ,
analyze ,
attentive ,
bashful ,
boggling ,
canvass ,
careful ,
case ,
cautious ,
censorious ,
check over ,
check up ,
choicy ,
choosy ,
close ,
comb ,
compliant ,
con ,
conforming ,
conscientious ,
conscionable ,
consider ,
constant ,
contemplate ,
correct ,
critical ,
deferential ,
delicate ,
demanding ,
demurring ,
detailed ,
devoted ,
devout ,
diffident ,
dig into ,
discriminating ,
discriminative ,
dissect ,
distrustful ,
doubtful ,
doubting ,
dubious ,
duteous ,
dutiful ,
ethical ,
exact ,
exacting ,
examine ,
exigent ,
exquisite ,
eye ,
eyeball ,
fair -
minded ,
faithful ,
faltering ,
fastidious ,
fine ,
finical ,
finicking ,
finicky ,
from Missouri ,
fussy ,
heedful ,
hesitant ,
hesitating ,
high -
minded ,
honest ,
honorable ,
in doubt ,
inspect ,
just ,
leery ,
look over ,
loyal ,
methodical ,
meticulous ,
mindful ,
minute ,
mistrustful ,
mistrusting ,
modest ,
moral ,
narrow ,
neat ,
nice ,
obedient ,
observant ,
orderly ,
overconscientious ,
overlook ,
overscrupulous ,
painstaking ,
particular ,
penetrate ,
perfectionistic ,
perlustrate ,
peruse ,
picky ,
pierce ,
pore over ,
practicing ,
precious ,
precise ,
precisian ,
precisianistic ,
precisionist ,
precisionistic ,
priggish ,
principled ,
probe ,
prudish ,
punctilious ,
punctual ,
puristic ,
puritanic ,
qualmish ,
questioning ,
refined ,
regardful ,
religious ,
respectful ,
right ,
righteous ,
rigid ,
rigorous ,
scan ,
scrutinize ,
scrutinizing ,
selective ,
sensitive ,
severe ,
shrinking ,
shy ,
skeptical ,
squeamish ,
stickling ,
strict ,
study ,
subtle ,
survey ,
suspecting ,
suspicious ,
tender -
conscienced ,
true ,
uncertain ,
untrusting ,
upstanding ,
vet ,
view ,
wary ,
watch ,
weigh
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SCRUPULOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster When the adjective scrupulous entered the English language in the 15th century, it meant “principled,” as in “having moral integrity,” but it now also commonly means “painstaking” or “careful ”
SCRUPULOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com 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
SCRUPULOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary SCRUPULOUS definition: 1 extremely honest : 2 doing everything correctly and exactly as it should be done: 3… Learn more
scrupulous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of scrupulous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Scrupulous - definition of scrupulous by The Free Dictionary scrupulous (ˈskruːpjʊləs) adj 1 characterized by careful observation of what is morally right 2 very careful or precise
Scrupulous - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
scrupulous - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Scrupulous implies conscientious carefulness in attending to details: scrupulous attention to details Punctilious suggests strictness, preciseness, and rigidity, esp in observance of social conventions
scrupulous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous) Exactly and carefully conducted Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking; see also Thesaurus: meticulous Antonym: unscrupulous
SCRUPULOUS definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary Scrupulous means thorough, exact, and careful about details Both readers commend Knutson for his scrupulous attention to detail
scrupulous, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary scrupulous, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary