scrupulous.

Showing careful attention to correctness, duty, or ethical conduct.

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Words that belong together

• scrupulous care
• scrupulous honesty

On the page

Her scrupulous care preserved the marks the first copy had omitted.

He was scrupulous about acknowledging doubts in the account.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more scrupulous; superlative most scrupulous where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.