The Only Use of
scrupulous
in
The Great Gatsby
- He took what he could get, ravenously and unscrupulously...
p. 149..3unscrupulously = unethicallystandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unscrupulously means not and reverses the meaning of scrupulously. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
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(scrupulous) careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)