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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin scrūpulōsus. By surface analysis, scrupule + -eux.
Pronunciation
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)
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