scrupulousadjective
uk/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs/us/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs/scrupulous adjective (HONEST)
extremely honest :
A scrupulous politician would not lie about her business interests.
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Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- nail
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- the straight and narrow idiom
- transparent
- truly
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Accurate and exact
scrupulous adjective (CAREFUL)
doing everything correctly and exactly as it should be done:
The nurse told him to be scrupulous (= extremely careful) about keeping the wound clean.
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Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- discreet
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- minutely
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- precise
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilance
- vigilant
- wary
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Detailed and careful
scrupulously
adverb uk/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs.li/us/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs.li/
She is always scrupulously honest/fair.
A hospital must be kept scrupulously clean.