Scru″pu‐lous (?), a. [L. scrupulosus: cf. F. scrupuleux.] 1. Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.
Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous. Hooker.
2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
3. Given to making objections; captious.
Equality of two domestic powers
Breed scrupulous faction. Shak.
4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.
The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscure, not scrupulous. Bacon.
Syn. — Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.
— Scru″pu‐lous‐ly, adv. — Scru″pu‐lous‐ness, n.