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scrupulousness

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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scrupulous \Scru"pu*lous\, a. [L. scrupulosus: cf. F.
   scrupuleux.]
   1. Full ofscrupules; 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 duties.

   3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.]

            Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous
            faction.                              --Shak.

   4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.]

            The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not
            obscrure, not scrupulous.             --Bacon.

   Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating. --
        {Scru"pu*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Scru"pu*lous*ness}, n.

资料来源 : WordNet®

scrupulousness
     n 1: conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence [ant: {unscrupulousness}]
     2: strict attention to minute details [syn: {meticulousness}, {meticulosity},
         {punctiliousness}]
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