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scrupulous

adj
/ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/

Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

  1. derived from scrupulosus
  2. derived from scrupuleux

Definitions

  1. Exactly and carefully conducted.

  2. Having scruples or compunctions.

  3. Precise

    Precise; exact or strict.

    • He is scrupulous in his finances.
    • He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality

      Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.

      • Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at scrupulous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01scrupulous02scruples03scruple04doubt05suspect06guilty07dishonest08honest

A definitional loop anchored at scrupulous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at scrupulous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA