scrupulous

Definitions


[ˈskruːpjʊləs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
(e.g: the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘troubled with doubts’): from French scrupuleux or Latin scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see scruple)




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