scrupulous (adj.)

mid-15c., from Anglo-French scrupulus, French scrupuleux, or directly from Latin scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see scruple). Related: Scrupulously; scrupulousness.

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scruple (n.)

"moral misgiving, pang of conscience," late 14c., from Old French scrupule (14c.), from Latin scrupulus "uneasiness, anxiety, pricking of conscience," literally "small sharp stone," diminutive of scrupus "sharp stone or pebble," used figuratively by Cicero for a cause of uneasiness or anxiety, probably from the notion of having a pebble in one's shoe. The word in the more literal Latin sense of "small unit of weight or measurement" is attested in English from late 14c.

unscrupulous (adj.)

1803, from un- (1) "not" + scrupulous (adj.). Related: Unscrupulously; unscrupulousness.

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scrupulous (adj.)

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

less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance

scrupulous (adj.)

characterized by extreme care and great effort;

scrupulous attention to details

Synonyms: conscientious / painstaking

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