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Webster 1913 Edition
Scrupulous
Scru′pu-lous
,Adj.
[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.
Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were
scrupulous
. Hooker.
2.
Careful; cautious; exact; nice;
as,
. scrupulous
abstinence from labor; scrupulous
performance of duties3.
Given to making objections; captious.
[Obs.]
Equality of two domestic powers
Breed
Breed
scrupulous
faction. Shakespeare
4.
Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.
[Obs.]
The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscure, not
scrupulous
. Bacon.
Syn. – Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.
– Scru′pu-lous-ly
, adv.
Scru′pu-lous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scrupulous
SCRU'PULOUS
,Adj.
1.
Nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act; cautious in decision from a fear of offending or doing wrong. Be careful in moral conduct, not to offend scrupulous brethren.*****************************************************************
The judges that say upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died.
2.
To be satiated; to be filled to disgust.3.
To become disgusting or tedious. The toiling pleasure sickens into pain.4.
To be disgusted; to be filled with aversion or abhorrence. He sickened at the sight of so much human misery.5.
To become weak to decay; to languish. Plants often sicken and die. All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink.