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Perfect Stranger Posted 10 years ago
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[vocab] scrupulous & meticulous
Dear Users,
I'd like you to help me out a bit with these two words...
scrupulous
adjective
1.
having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled:
scrupulous about defending human rights.
2.
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact:
a scrupulous attention to detail in their performance.
meticulous
adjective
1.
taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough:
a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
2.
finicky; fussy:
meticulous adherence to technicalities.
It looks like both of them could be synonyms as both of them seem to have the meaning that refers to carefulness or precision... Is that so? Would you use them interchangeably? Or is scrupulous mainly used to refer to morality?
Thanks
I'd like you to help me out a bit with these two words...
scrupulous
adjective
1.
having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled:
scrupulous about defending human rights.
2.
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact:
a scrupulous attention to detail in their performance.
meticulous
adjective
1.
taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough:
a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
2.
finicky; fussy:
meticulous adherence to technicalities.
It looks like both of them could be synonyms as both of them seem to have the meaning that refers to carefulness or precision... Is that so? Would you use them interchangeably? Or is scrupulous mainly used to refer to morality?
Thanks
Top answer
Perfect Stranger It looks like both of them could be synonyms as both of them seem to have the meaning that refers to carefulness or precision. Yes. Perfect Stranger Or is scrupulous mainly used to refer to morality?
- Perfect Stranger It looks like both of them could be synonyms as both of them seem to have the meaning that refers to carefulness or precision.
- Yes.
- Perfect Stranger Or is scrupulous mainly used to refer to morality?
- Perhaps that is the wrong word; I suggest 'righteousness'.
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Perfect StrangerIt looks like both of them could be synonyms as both of them seem to have the meaning that refers to carefulness or precision.Yes.
Perfect Stranger Or is scrupulous mainly used to refer to morality?Perhaps that is the wrong word; I suggest 'righteousness'.
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Mister MicawberPerhaps that is the wrong word; I suggest 'righteousness'.Aren't morality and righteousness quite similar? They both convey the meaning of what is right and what is wrong, I suppose? Perhaps I'm wrong though.
Thank you for your reply!
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Perfect StrangerAren't morality and righteousness quite similar?That's what Mister Micawber clarified in response to your question below.
Perfect Stranger Or is "scrupulous" mainly used to refer to morality?
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My feeling is that righteousness, or perhaps I mean self-righteousness, has less to do with religion than does morality.
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If I may, I'd like to ask one follow-up question here.
What will you think If I say to you: He's a very scrupulous man. Will your initial understanding be that he is a person of principles who knows what is right and what is wrong, or will you think that he's a very careful, meticulous person?
What will you think If I say to you: He's a very scrupulous man. Will your initial understanding be that he is a person of principles who knows what is right and what is wrong, or will you think that he's a very careful, meticulous person?
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Perfect StrangerWill your initial understanding be that he is a person of principles who knows what is right and what is wrong,My initial impression is that he is very careful to accomplish what he wants to accomplish, irrespective of any other principles but his own.
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