"scrupulously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈskɹuːpjʊləsli/ Audio: en-us-scrupulously.ogg [US] Forms: more scrupulously [comparative], most scrupulously [superlative]
Etymology: From scrupulous + -ly, from Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus (“careful, scrupulous”), from scrūpulus (“anxiety, uneasiness”), diminutive from scrūpus (“sharp stone; anxiety”) + -ulus. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrupulous|ly}} scrupulous + -ly, {{uder|en|frm|scrupuleux}} Middle French scrupuleux, {{uder|en|la|scrūpulōsus||careful, scrupulous}} Latin scrūpulōsus (“careful, scrupulous”), {{m|la|scrūpulus||anxiety, uneasiness}} scrūpulus (“anxiety, uneasiness”), {{m|la|scrūpus||sharp stone; anxiety}} scrūpus (“sharp stone; anxiety”), {{m|la|-ulus}} -ulus Head templates: {{en-adv}} scrupulously (comparative more scrupulously, superlative most scrupulously)
  1. In a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail. Synonyms (in a careful manner): carefully, conscientiously, meticulously Related terms: scruple, scrupulous, scrupulousness, scrupulously polite, scrupulously honest Translations (in a careful manner): escrupolosament (Catalan), scrupuleusement (French), escrupulosamente (Galician), skrupulatnie (Polish), în mod scrupulos (Romanian), scrupulos (Romanian), cu scrupulozitate (Romanian), скрупулёзно (skrupuljózno) (Russian), escrupulosamente (Spanish)

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