[scru.pu.lous] adj [ME, fr. L scrupulosus, fr. scrupulus] (15c) 1: having moral integrity: acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
2: punctiliously exact: painstaking "working with ~ care" syn see upright, careful -- scru.pu.lous.ly adv -- scru.pu.lous.ness n