Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a scrupulous manner.
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- adverb In a
careful manner, withscruple ; done with careful attention todetail .
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- adverb with extreme conscientiousness
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Examples
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For me, Annexed is not really about those who have survived, although I respect their experience and have done my utmost to remain scrupulously truthful to their testimony.
Sharon Dogar: Are We Allowed to Imagine the Holocaust? Sharon Dogar 2010
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For me, Annexed is not really about those who have survived, although I respect their experience and have done my utmost to remain scrupulously truthful to their testimony.
Sharon Dogar: Are We Allowed to Imagine the Holocaust? Sharon Dogar 2010
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For me, Annexed is not really about those who have survived, although I respect their experience and have done my utmost to remain scrupulously truthful to their testimony.
Sharon Dogar: Are We Allowed to Imagine the Holocaust? Sharon Dogar 2010
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You emphasize that Saddam Hussein scrupulously hides the intimate details of his life from the general public, but you've managed to paint a fairly full picture of his background, his personal habits, and his daily routines.
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You emphasize that Saddam Hussein scrupulously hides the intimate details of his life from the general public, but you've managed to paint a fairly full picture of his background, his personal habits, and his daily routines.
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I would not dare to assert that he kept his word scrupulously, but I can affirm that all I have just said is the exact truth; and I am sure that if this passage in my Memoirs falls under the eyes of the Duke of
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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I would not dare to assert that he kept his word scrupulously, but I can affirm that all I have just said is the exact truth; and I am sure that if this passage in my Memoirs falls under the eyes of the Duke of Rovigo it will remind him of an occurrence which he may perhaps have forgotten, but which he will readily recall.
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895
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I would not dare to assert that he kept his word scrupulously, but I can affirm that all I have just said is the exact truth; and I am sure that if this passage in my Memoirs falls under the eyes of the Duke of
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete Louis Constant Wairy 1811
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Yet Geithner must have known that talk of "manipulation," a loaded term scrupulously avoided by the Bush administration, would be seen as inflammatory.
Forbes.com: News 2009
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He is what is called scrupulously honest and honorable; but I fear a little too much inclined to drive hard bargains for his client.
The Moorland Cottage Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
guitar commented on the word scrupulously
Done in a precise way, showing moral integrity
July 8, 2014