Meaning

4 senses
  1. Exactly and carefully conducted.

    sorgfältig, gründlich

    скрупулёзныйskrupuljóznyj, тщательныйtščatelʹnyj, доскональныйdoskonalʹnyj

    скрупульо́знийskrupulʹóznyj

  2. Having scruples or compunctions.

    gewissenhaft

    добросовестныйdobrosovestnyj, порядочныйporjadočnyj, со́вестливыйsóvestlivyj

    сумлі́ннийsumlínnyj, добросо́віснийdobrosóvisnyj

    having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

  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.

    Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom is scrupulous in matters of business.

    ruВ деловых вопросах Том скрупулёзен.

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  2. He is scrupulous in matters of business.

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  3. You can see that the architect paid scrupulous attention to detail.

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  4. You're too scrupulous.

    ruВы слишком щепетильны.

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  5. Tom is scrupulous.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
meticulous:
having scruples:
Русский
By meaning 2
meticulous:
having scruples:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
meticulous:
having principles:

Origin

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

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Forms

more scrupulous, most scrupulous
Comparativemore scrupulous Lesson
Superlativemost scrupulous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

35 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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