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# scrupulous

adjective (more scrupulous, most scrupulous)

«scrupulous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Scrupulous means very careful to do what is right and fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrupulous/#m1)
2. Scrupulous means very careful and exact about small details. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrupulous/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a person who is careless about right and wrong, or a fountain that is kept with the most scrupulous care

### Examples

- The judge was scrupulous and fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrupulous/#x1)
- She kept scrupulous records of every penny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrupulous/#x2)
- The cook was scrupulous about clean hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrupulous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scrupulous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrupulous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scrupulous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scrupulous.html) on Mova free.