SCRUPULOSITY


Meaning of SCRUPULOSITY in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈläsəd.ē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle French scrupulosité, from Latin scrupulositat-, scrupulositas scrupulousness, from scrupulosus scrupulous + itat-, -itas -ity

1. : the quality or state of being scrupulous

the classical unities are observed with a scrupulosity rare in modern writers — Oliver Evans

2. : scruple

tied hand and foot by senseless scrupulosities — Reader's Digest

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