Crossword clues for scrupulousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scrupulous \Scru"pu*lous\, a. [L. scrupulosus: cf. F. scrupuleux.]
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Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.
Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous.
--Hooker. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
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Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.]
Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction.
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Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.]
The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscure, not scrupulous.
--Bacon.Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating. [1913 Webster] -- Scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The property of being scrupulous. 2 (context countable English) The result or product of being scrupulous.
WordNet
n. conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence [ant: unscrupulousness]
strict attention to minute details [syn: meticulousness, meticulosity, punctiliousness]
Usage examples of "scrupulousness".
Aesthetic scrupulousness is not enough, but political rectitude is not enough either.
Chief Inspector Heat, conscious of renewed irritation at this display of scrupulousness, said that the county police had been notified from the first of Michaelis' arrival, and that a full report could be obtained in a few hours.
With a man of that sort scrupulousness was a misplaced and even an illegal sentiment.