scrupulous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
  2. adjective characterized by extreme care and great effort

Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

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