scrupulously

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adverb with extreme conscientiousness

Etymology

From scrupulous + -ly, from Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus (“careful, scrupulous”), from scrūpulus (“anxiety, uneasiness”), diminutive from scrūpus (“sharp stone; anxiety”) + -ulus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

conscientiously, religiously

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