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1. Someone who is scrupulous takes great care to do what is fair, honest, or morally right. I have been scrupulous about telling them the dangers... The Board is scrupulous in its consideration of all applications for licences. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ c darkgreen]approval 2. Scrupulous means thorough, exact, and careful about details. Both readers commend Knutson for his scrupulous attention to detail. = meticulous ADJ: usu ADJ n
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin scrupulosus, from scrupulus Date: 15th century 1. having moral integrity ; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper 2. punctiliously exact ; painstaking working with ~ care Synonyms: see upright, careful • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 conscientious or thorough even in small matters. 2 careful to avoid doing wrong. 3 punctilious; over-attentive to details. Derivatives scrupulosity n. scrupulously adv. scrupulousness n. Etymology: ME f. F scrupuleux or L scrupulosus (as SCRUPLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. честный, порядочный, добросовестный to be scrupulous about (over, as to, in) smth. —- честно (добрососвестно) относиться к чему-л. he is not too scrupulous —- ирон. особой порядочностью он не отличается he's not too scrupulous in his dealings —- он не стесняется в выборе средств 2. безупречный scrupulous neatness —- идеальная чистота 3. щепетильный scrupulous honesty —- безупречная честность to act with scrupulous honesty —- делать (что-л.) (действовать) со скрупулезной честностью to be scrupulous in all business relations —- быть крайне щепетильным во всех делах 4. тщательный, точный, скрупулезный with scrupulous care —- с педантичной тщательностью a scrupulous adherence to the truth —- скрупулезное соблюдение истины to be most scrupulous in one's dress —- тщательно следить за своим туалетом he is very scrupulous in the choice of his words —- он очень тщательно (точно) выбирает слова (выражения) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) щепетильный; совестливый 2) добросовестный 3) тщательный, скрупулезный Syn: see careful ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 careful to be honest and fair (Mr Samuel has always been most scrupulous in his dealings with us.) (- opposite unscrupulous) 2 done very carefully so that every detail is correct (scrupulous attention to detail) - scrupulously adv (scrupulously clean) - scrupulousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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