Scrupulous

adj. 1 conscientious, thorough. 2 careful to avoid doing wrong. 3 punctilious; overattentive to details. scrupulously adv. [Latin: related to SCRUPLE] scrutineer tskruanua(r)/ n. person who scrutinizes ballotpapers. scrutinize Tskru:ti,naiz/ u. (also Ise) (zing or sing) subject to scrutiny.