- (a.) Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.
- (a.) Given to making objections; captious.
- (a.) Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.
- (a.) Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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