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US
/ˈskɹupjəɫəs/
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[ UK /skɹˈuːpjʊləs/ ]
[ UK /skɹˈuːpjʊləs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by extreme care and great effort
painstaking research
conscientious application to the work at hand
scrupulous attention to details -
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance
How To Use scrupulous In A Sentence
- Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
- If to "get 'borked' was 'to be unscrupulously torpedoed by an opponent ... to get' miered '[i] s to be' unscrupulously torpedoed by an ally. ' Revolution
- The practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion rejected by the minds and hearts of men.
- A scrupulous politician would not lie about her business interests.
- During the neverending arguments about women priests even the women concerned were mostly scrupulous about not using the ‘pagan’ term priestess, extraordinary misrepresentations of Jesus' followers were cited as ‘proof’ that women were not meant to be members of the clergy. The Templar Revelation
- Probably the most painstaking part of the job is the scrupulous documentation process.
- In December, experts warned that many retirees who do look to take their business elsewhere are being ripped off by unscrupulous brokers. Times, Sunday Times
- Nor are medical journals or official sources of health advice much more scrupulous. Times, Sunday Times
- they admired his scrupulous professional integrity
- It would seem as though the historical monopoly on information previously enjoyed by real estate brokerages is starting to disappear, and the profession will involve less horse trading, and there will be a fewer number of more highly qualified and scrupulous agents adding value as advocates to real estate deals, paid not out of the proceeds – which I consider a real conflict of interest – but for their time. Real estate agents are next « BuzzMachine