Both Uses of
scrupulous
in
Anna Karenina
- the celebrated doctor, having scrupulously washed his hands, was...
Part 2 *scrupulously = diligently (with extreme care)
- In spite of the scrupulous conscientiousness with which Sergey Ivanovitch verified the correctness of the critic's arguments, he did not for a minute stop to ponder over the faults and mistakes which were ridiculed; but unconsciously he began immediately trying to recall every detail of his meeting and conversation with the author of the article.†
Part 8
Definition:
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(scrupulous) careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)