scrupuleux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrūpulōsus. By surface analysis, scrupule +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skʁy.py.lø/

Adjective

scrupuleux (feminine scrupuleuse, masculine plural scrupuleux, feminine plural scrupuleuses)

scrupulous, meticulous, painstaking (exactly and carefully conducted)
Synonym: méticuleux
scrupulous (having scruples or compunctions, having principles, having a conscience)
peu scrupuleux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

scrupuleusement

Further reading

“scrupuleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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