adj given to making objections; captious.
2. scrupulous ·adj liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.
3. scrupulous ·adj careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
4. scrupulous ·adj full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.