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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scrupulous \Scru"pu*lous\, adjective [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.
Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous. --Hooker.
2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.]
Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction. --Shak.
4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.]
The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscure, not scrupulous. --Bacon.
Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating. -- {Scru"pu*lous*ly}, adverb -- {Scru"pu*lous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
scrupulously
adverb: with extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock" [syn: {conscientiously}, {religiously}]
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