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scrupulousness
(mass) | scrupulousness
- svedomitosť, zásadovosť |
scrupulousness
(encz) | scrupulousness,svědomitost n: Zdeněk Brož |
scrupulousness
(encz) | scrupulousness,zásadovost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Scrupulousness
(gcide) | Scrupulous \Scru"pu*lous\, a. [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.
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Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak
brethren which were scrupulous. --Hooker.
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2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence
from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
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3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.]
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Equality of two domestic powers
Breed scrupulous faction. --Shak.
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4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.]
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The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not
obscure, not scrupulous. --Bacon.
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Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.
[1913 Webster] -- Scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. --
Scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
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scrupulousness
(wn) | scrupulousness
n 1: conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence [ant:
unscrupulousness]
2: strict attention to minute details [syn: meticulousness,
meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness] |
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unscrupulousness
(encz) | unscrupulousness, |
Overscrupulousness
(gcide) | Overscrupulousness \O`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of
scrupulousness.
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Scrupulousness
(gcide) | Scrupulous \Scru"pu*lous\, a. [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.
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Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak
brethren which were scrupulous. --Hooker.
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2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence
from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
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3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.]
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Equality of two domestic powers
Breed scrupulous faction. --Shak.
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4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.]
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The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not
obscure, not scrupulous. --Bacon.
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Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.
[1913 Webster] -- Scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. --
Scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
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Unscrupulousness
(gcide) | Unscrupulous \Un*scru"pu*lous\, a.
Not scrupulous; unprincipled. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ly, adv.
-- Un*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
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unscrupulousness
(wn) | unscrupulousness
n 1: the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty [ant:
scrupulousness] |
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