a. | 1. | Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. |
2. | Careful; cautious; exact; nice; | |
3. | Given to making objections; captious. | |
4. | Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. |
Adj. | 1. | scrupulous - having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" Antonyms: unscrupulous - without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power" |
2. | scrupulous - characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" Synonyms: conscientious, painstaking |