scrupulous

English

Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/

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Adjective

scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous)

1. Exactly and carefully conducted.

   Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking; see also Thesaurus:meticulous

   Antonym: unscrupulous

   • 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:

     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!”

2. Having scruples or compunctions.

   Synonym: worried

3. 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.

4. 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.

Related terms

• scrupulosity
• scrupulously
• scrupulousness

 

Translations

meticulous

• Bulgarian: съвестен (bg) (sǎvesten), щателен (bg) (štatelen)
• Danish: omhyggelig
• Dutch: scrupuleus (nl), angstvallig (nl), meticuleus (nl)
• Galician: escrupuloso m
• German: sorgfältig (de), gründlich (de)
• Icelandic: grandvar
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} acribia (it) f, coscienzioso (it), accurato (it), meticoloso (it)
• Kazakh: мұқият (kk) (mūqiät), ұқыпты (ūqypty)
• Latin: scrūpulōsus
• Maori: uhupoho
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skrupuløs, nøye, grundig (no), omhyggelig

• Polish: skrupulatny (pl) m, drobiazgowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: escrupuloso (pt)
• Russian: скрупулёзный (ru) (skrupuljóznyj), тщательный (ru) (tščatelʹnyj), доскональный (ru) (doskonalʹnyj)
• Swedish: noggrann (sv), omsorgsfull (sv), sorgfällig (sv), grundlig (sv), skrupulös (sv), försiktig (sv), betänksam (sv), nogräknad (sv)
• Ukrainian: скрупульо́зний (uk) (skrupulʹóznyj)

having scruples

• Czech: skrupulózní
• Danish: samvittighedsfuld
• Maori: mōteatea, rikarika, pohopā
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skrupuløs, samvittighetsfull

• Polish: mający skrupuły m
• Russian: добросовестный (ru) (dobrosovestnyj), порядочный (ru) (porjadočnyj)
• Swedish: skrupulös (sv), samvetsgrann (sv), samvetsöm (sv)
• Ukrainian: сумлі́нний (sumlínnyj), добросо́вісний (dobrosóvisnyj)

having principles

• Bulgarian: добросъвествн (dobrosǎvestvn)
• German: gewissenhaft (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skrupuløs, prinsippfast

• Polish: zasadniczy (pl) m