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Definition of: scrupulous
(skr
′pyə·ləs) adjective
1. Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong; nicely conscientious.
2. Resulting from the exercise of scruples; exact; careful. See synonyms under PRECISE, SQUEAMISH. [<L scrupulosus <scrupulus a scruple]
—scru′pu·lous·ly adverb
—scru′pu·lous·ness, scru′pu·los′i·ty (-los′·ə·tē) noun
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