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scrupulous


 
  Grep  of  noun  scrupulous 
  scrupulousness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  scrupulous 
 
  The  adj  scrupulous  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scrupulous  --  (having  scruples;  arising  from  a  sense  of  right  and  wrong  principled;  "less  scrupulous  producers  sent  bundles  that  were  deceptive  in  appearance") 
  2.  conscientious,  painstaking,  scrupulous  --  (characterized  by  extreme  care  and  great  effort;  "conscientious  application  to  the  work  at  hand";  "painstaking  research";  "scrupulous  attention  to  details") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  scrupulous 
 
  2  senses  of  scrupulous 
 
  Sense  1 
  scrupulous  (vs.  unscrupulous) 
 
  unscrupulous  (vs.  scrupulous) 
 
  Sense  2 
  conscientious,  painstaking,  scrupulous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  careful)  ->  careless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  scrupulous 
 
  2  senses  of  scrupulous 
 
  Sense  1 
  scrupulous  (vs.  unscrupulous) 
  =>  religious 
  Also  See->  principled#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  conscientious,  painstaking,  scrupulous 
  =>  careful  (vs.  careless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  scrupulous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  scrupulous 
 
  scrupulous  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  scrupulous 
  scrupulous 
  unscrupulous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  scrupulous 
 
  The  adj  scrupulous  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scrupulous  --  (having  scruples;  arising  from  a  sense  of  right  and  wrong  principled;  "less  scrupulous  producers  sent  bundles  that  were  deceptive  in  appearance") 
  2.  conscientious,  painstaking,  scrupulous  --  (characterized  by  extreme  care  and  great  effort;  "conscientious  application  to  the  work  at  hand";  "painstaking  research";  "scrupulous  attention  to  details") 



scrupulous definition