Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Scrupulous
scrupulous, adj. [see scruple, n.] (webplay: doubt, believe, stop, weight, time, to act, doing, exactness, preciseness, labor, duty).
- Cautious; nice; meticulous; punctilious; minutely careful; attentive to the smallest detail.
- Mindful; attentive to; apprehensive of.
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