Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrupulous

/ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: scrupu-lous
IPA: /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exactly and carefully conducted.

adj

Having scruples or compunctions.

adj

Precise; exact or strict.

adj

Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.

Example Sentences

"Come on! You have got to admire their dedication to the rules! These two men are so scrupulous, they would sit at a broken red traffic light for six hours in the middle of the night. “Hey, red is red! We live in a civilized society! Red is red! We stay!”"
"He is scrupulous in his finances."
"He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company."
"Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful."

Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

Inflected Forms

more scrupulous (comparative) most scrupulous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

scrupulosity scrupulously scrupulousness

Synonyms

meticulous painstaking accurate careful surgical comprehensive solicitous conscientious exhaustive fastidious groundly in-depth

Antonyms

unscrupulous Machiavellian

Rhymes With

unscrupulous

Questions

How do you pronounce scrupulous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/.
What does scrupulous mean?: Exactly and carefully conducted.
Where does scrupulous come from?: From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

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