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scrupulously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈskɹuːpjʊləsli/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with extreme conscientiousness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conscientiously, religiously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: escrupolosament — in a careful manner
  • French: scrupuleusement — in a careful manner
  • Galician: escrupulosamente — in a careful manner
  • Polish: skrupulatnie — in a careful manner
  • Romanian: în mod scrupulos — in a careful manner
  • Romanian: scrupulos — in a careful manner
  • Romanian: cu scrupulozitate — in a careful manner
  • Russian: скрупулёзно (skrupuljózno) — in a careful manner
  • Spanish: escrupulosamente — in a careful manner