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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
scrupulously
    adv 1: with extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously
           every morning at 8 o'clock" [syn: scrupulously,
           conscientiously, religiously]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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