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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 2024


conscientious

conscientious

English

Adjective

conscientious (comparative more conscientious, superlative most conscientious)

  1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
    He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

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  • 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.