— scrupulosity /skrooh'pyeuh los"i tee/ , scrupulousness , n. — scrupulously , adv.
/skrooh"pyeuh leuhs/ , adj.
1. having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.
2. punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous performance.
[ 1400-50; late ME scrupulosus. See SCRUPLE, -OUS ]
Syn. 1. conscientious, cautious, careful, circumspect. 2. exacting, rigorous. SCRUPULOUS, PUNCTILIOUS imply abiding exactly by rules. SCRUPULOUS implies conscientious carefulness in attending to details: scrupulous attention to details. PUNCTILIOUS suggests strictness, preciseness, and rigidity, esp. in observance of social conventions.
Ant. 2. careless.