'Scrupulousness' definitions:
Definition of 'scrupulousness'
From: WordNet
noun
Conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence [ant: unscrupulousness]
noun
Strict attention to minute details [syn: meticulousness, meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness]
Definition of 'Scrupulousness'
From: GCIDE
- Scrupulous \Scru"pu*lous\, a. [L. scrupulosus: cf. F. scrupuleux.]
- 1. Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. [1913 Webster]
- Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscure, not scrupulous. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating. [1913 Webster] -- {Scru"pu*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Scru"pu*lous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]