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scrupulously

/ˈskɹuːpjʊləsli/

scrupulously adverb: in a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail.

Adverb

scrupulously (comparative more scrupulously, superlative most scrupulously)

  1. In a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail.
    • They were frightened when he threatened this, and promised to obey him scrupulously if he would but promise not to desert them.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 140
    • Stock is generally well maintained, and the locomotives and railcars are kept scrupulously clean. The former are painted an unrelieved black, and the latter blue and cream, while the coaches are grey.1955 May, H. P. White, “The Togoland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 349

scrupulously meaning in Kannada

scrupulously in Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ, ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿ

Synonyms of scrupulously

Forms of scrupulously

comparativemore scrupulously
superlativemost scrupulously

Origin of scrupulously

From scrupulous + -ly, from Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus (“careful, scrupulous”), from scrūpulus (“anxiety, uneasiness”), diminutive from scrūpus (“sharp stone; anxiety”) + -ulus.

Questions about scrupulously

What does scrupulously mean?
Scrupulously means in a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail.
What is scrupulously in Kannada?
Scrupulously in Kannada is ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ, ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿ. See Scrupulously meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is scrupulously?
Scrupulously is an adverb.
How do you pronounce scrupulously?
Scrupulously is pronounced /ˈskɹuːpjʊləsli/.

Words near scrupulously in the dictionary

  1. scrupulizes
  2. scrupulizing
  3. scrupulosities
  4. scrupulosity
  5. scrupulous
  6. scrupulously
  7. scrupulousness
  8. scrupulousnesses
  9. scrutability
  10. scrutable
  11. scrutate

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