'Conscientious' definitions:

Definition of 'conscientious'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" [syn: conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous]
adjective
Guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice" [ant: unconscientious]

Definition of 'Conscientious'

From: GCIDE
  • Conscientious \Con`sci*en"tious\, a. [Cf. F. consciencieux, LL. conscientiosus.]
  • 1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person. [1913 Webster]
  • The advice of wise and conscientious men. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions. [1913 Webster]
  • A holy and conscientious course. --Abp. Tillotson.
  • Syn: Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright. [1913 Webster]

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