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scrupulous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Adjective

scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous)

  • Exactly and carefully conducted.
    • ✤ Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking; see also Thesaurus: meticulous
    • ✤ Antonym: unscrupulous
    • ✤ Come on! You have got to admire their dedication to the rules! These two men are so scrupulous, they would sit at a broken red traffic light for six hours in the middle of the night. “Hey, red is red! We live in a civilized society! Red is red! We stay!”1
  • Having scruples or compunctions.
    • ✤ Synonym: worried
    • ✤ Antonym: Machiavellian
  • Precise; exact or strict.
    • ✤ He is scrupulous in his finances.
    • ✤ He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.
  • Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.
    • ✤ Synonyms: ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous
    • ✤ Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.

Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/
  • Audio (US): 🔊

Printed 2026-09-04.

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Footnotes

  1. 2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Special Districts”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 4, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO: ↩

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