01 n. The quality or state of being scrupulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the fear of doing w…
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The quality or state of being scrupulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the fear of doing wrong or offending; nice regard to exactness and propriety; precision.“The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when they have made the breach, their scrupulosity soon retires.” — Dr. H. More.“Careful, even to scrupulosity, . . . to keep their Sabbath.” — South.