What does scrupulous mean?
Scrupulous means Exactly and carefully conducted..
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/ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/ · adjective
Exactly and carefully conducted..
Come on! You have got to admire their dedication to the rules! These two men are so scrupulous, they would sit at a broken red traffic light for six hours in the middle of the night. “Hey, red is red! We live in a civilized society! Red is red! We stay!”
He is scrupulous in his finances.
He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.
Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.
Use scrupulous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scrupulous means Exactly and carefully conducted..
Common synonyms include meticulous, painstaking, accurate, careful.
Possible antonyms include unscrupulous, Machiavellian.
Come on! You have got to admire their dedication to the rules! These two men are so scrupulous, they would sit at a broken red traffic light for six hours in the middle of the night. “Hey, red is red! We live in a civilized society! Red is red! We stay!”
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