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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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scrupulousness

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/skroo-pyuh-luhs-nis/

The quality of being careful to do what is right; strict moral integrity.

In a Sentence

“Her scrupulousness in checking every detail earned her the trust of her colleagues.”

Origin

Late 16th century, from Latin scrupulosus ‘full of small stones, uneasy’, from scrupulus ‘a small sharp stone, a doubt’.

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Synonyms

integrityconscientiousnessmoralityprinciplednessrighteousnessprobity

Antonyms

carelessnessimmoralitydishonestycorruptionnegligenceunprincipledness

Related Words

scrupulousscrupulouslyscrupleconscienceethicsprincipleintegrityprobity

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