scrupulously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈskrupjələsli/ UK /ˈskruːpjʊləsli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
with great care, thoroughness, or moral conscientiousness

She kept the accounts scrupulously, down to the last penny.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · with great care,... meticulously conscientiously painstakingly carefully thoroughlypunctiliously

Opposites

carelessly negligentlysloppily

Word family

Related forms scrupulous scruplescrupulousness

Etymology

From 'scrupulous' + '-ly', ultimately from Latin 'scrupulosus', from 'scrupulus' ('small sharp stone; anxiety').

scrupulosus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# scrupulously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈskrupjələsli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈskruːpjʊləsli/

## Meanings
1. with great care, thoroughness, or moral conscientiousness

## Examples
- She kept the accounts scrupulously, down to the last penny.

## Synonyms
- meticulously
- conscientiously
- painstakingly
- carefully
- thoroughly
- punctiliously

## Antonyms
- carelessly
- negligently
- sloppily

## Related Forms
- scrupulous
- scruple
- scrupulousness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: scrupulosus

## Etymology
From 'scrupulous' + '-ly', ultimately from Latin 'scrupulosus', from 'scrupulus' ('small sharp stone; anxiety').

## AI Etymology
Scrupulously comes from 'scrupulous' + '-ly', ultimately from Latin 'scrupulosus', from 'scrupulus' ('small sharp stone; anxiety'). The historical chain includes Latin scrupulosus. Older glosses in the chain include "scrupulous", "-ly", "scrupulosus", and "scrupulus", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, scrupulously is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English adverb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adverb, with the sense "with great care, thoroughness, or moral conscientiousness". related forms include scrupulous, scruple, and scrupulousness. The result is an English adverb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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