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Webster 1828 Edition

Scrupulously

SCRU'PULOUSLY

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adv.
With a nice regard to minute particulars or to exact propriety.
The duty consists not scrupolously in minutes and half hours. Taylor.
Henry was scrupulously careful not to ascribe the sucess to himself. Addison.

Definition 2024

scrupulously

scrupulously

English

Adverb

scrupulously ‎(comparative more scrupulously, superlative most scrupulously)

  1. In a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail.

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Etymology

From scrupulous +‎ -ly, from Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus ‎(“careful, scrupulous”), from scrūpulus ‎(“anxiety, uneasiness”), diminutive from scrūpus ‎(“sharp stone; anxiety”) + -ulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskruːpjʊləsli/

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