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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scrupulously, conscientiously, religiouslyadverb

    with extreme conscientiousness

    "he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock"

Wiktionary

  1. scrupulouslyadverb

    In a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Scrupulouslyadverb

    Carefully; nicely; anxiously.

    Etymology: from scrupulous.

    The duty consists not scrupulously in minutes and half hours. Taylor.

    Henry V. manifestly derived his courage from his piety, and was scrupulously careful not to ascribe the success of it to himself. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

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  1. scrupulously

    Scrupulously refers to being extremely careful or thorough, often characterized by meticulous attention to detail or by a strong moral or ethical consciousness that guides actions or decisions. It is often associated with a strict regard for fulfilling responsibilities, maintaining standards, or adhering to rules and principles.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrupulously in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrupulously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of scrupulously in a Sentence

  1. Yang Jiechi:

    China hopes the U.S. will scrupulously abide by its promise to not take sides in relevant territorial disputes and play a constructive role in safeguarding peace and stability in the South China Sea.

  2. Samuel Smiles:

    It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest; better to lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune.

  3. Benjamin Harrison:

    If our great corporations would more scrupulously observe their legal limitations and duties, they would have less cause to complain of the unlawful limitations of their rights or of violent interference with their operations.

  4. Joseph Bondy:

    We will honor and not avoid the committee's requests to the extent they are legally proper, while scrupulously protecting Mr. Parnas' privileges including that of the Fifth Amendment.

  5. Richard Neal:

    Not being an attorney, I scrupulously followed the advice of Doug Letter — who by the way, was not a TV lawyer. He’s argued four times in front of the Supreme Court, and he’s the one that counseled me repeatedly, at one point I called him in Italy to get an update while he was on vacation. That’s how assiduously we pursued the merits of the case.

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