scrupulous

English

Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus

Pronunciation

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Adjective

scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous)

1. Exactly and carefully conducted.

   He is scrupulous in his finances.

   • 2016, John Oliver, “Special Districts”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 4, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:

     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.

   He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.

3. Precise; exact or strict

Synonyms

• meticulous, painstaking
• worried
• ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous
• See also Thesaurus:meticulous

Antonyms

• unscrupulous

Related terms

• scrupulously
• scrupulousness

Translations

meticulous

• Danish: omhyggelig
• Dutch: scrupuleus (nl), angstvallig (nl), meticuleus (nl)
• German: sorgfältig (de), gründlich (de)
• Italian: acribia (it) f, coscienzioso (it), accurato (it), meticoloso (it)
• Maori: uhupoho
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skrupuløs, nøye, grundig, 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)

having scruples

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

  Bokmål: skrupuløs, samvittighetsfull

• Russian: добросовестный (ru) (dobrosovestnyj), порядочный (ru) (porjadočnyj)
• Swedish: skrupulös (sv), samvetsgrann, samvetsöm (sv)

having principles

• German: gewissenhaft (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skrupuløs, prinsippfast

• Polish: zasadniczy (pl) m