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Webster 1913 Edition
Conscientious
Conˊsci-en′tious
,Adj.
[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.
The advice of wise and
conscientious
men. Prescott.
2.
Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; – said of actions.
Syn. – Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conscientious
CONSCIENTIOUS
,Adj.
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; as a conscientious judge.2.
Regulated by conscience; according to the dictates of conscience; as a conscientious probity.Definition 2025
conscientious
conscientious
English
Adjective
conscientious (comparative more conscientious, superlative most conscientious)
- Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
- He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.
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Translations
thorough, careful, or vigilant
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External links
- conscientious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- conscientious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “vigilance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.