scrupulous
Meaning of scrupulous
- (of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail
late Middle English (in the sense ‘troubled with doubts’): from French scrupuleux or Latin scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see scruple).
Information about scrupulous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of scrupulous
scrupu-lous
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- scrupulous is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
scrupulous synonyms
Meaning conscientious:
Meaning done with or showing thought and attention:
Meaning showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise:
Meaning complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial:
Meaning showing great care and perseverance:
Meaning (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence:
Meaning paying close attention to something:
Meaning having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties:
Meaning showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour:
Meaning thoroughly scrutinizing, especially in a disconcerting way:
Meaning (of observation, examination, etc.) done in a careful and thorough way:
Meaning involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning:
Meaning a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour:
Meaning spending a lot of time studying or reading:
Meaning extremely thorough and careful:
Meaning used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class:
Meaning treated or regarded with a devotion and scrupulousness appropriate to worship:
Meaning exact in correspondence or adherence to something; not allowing or admitting deviation or relaxation:
Meaning excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous:
Meaning fastidious about one's needs or requirements; hard to please:
scrupulous antonyms
Meaning not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors:
Meaning done too hurriedly and carelessly:
Translation of scrupulous
- French: consciencieux
- Spanish: concienzudo, escrupuloso, concienzuda, escrupulosa
- German: gewissenhaft
- Italian: coscienzioso, scrupoloso
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