scrupulous
adjective
[ ˈskruːpjʊləs ]
• (of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
• "the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail"
Similar:
careful,
meticulous,
painstaking,
thorough,
assiduous,
sedulous,
attentive,
diligent,
conscientious,
ultra-careful,
punctilious,
searching,
close,
elaborate,
minute,
studious,
rigorous,
particular,
religious,
strict,
pedantic,
fussy,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘troubled with doubts’): from French scrupuleux or Latin scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see scruple).
