SCRUPULOUS, SCRUPULOUSNESS
ADJECTIVES
► CLEAN-FINGERED with clean or nimble fingers; honest, scrupulous, nice → 1558
► NESH dainty, fastidious, squeamish; scrupulous → 1839 Eng. dial.
► TEDIOUS careful, scrupulous, particular → 1874 Eng. dial.
► TENDER circumspect, careful, considerate; scrupulous → 1709-31 Sc. obs.
NOUNS
► TENDERNESS consideration, regard; scrupulousness → 1818 Sc. obs.
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