All 4 Uses of
conscientious
in
The Mill on the Floss
- That process having been gone through more than once, Mr. Poulter felt that he had acted with scrupulous conscientiousness, and said, "Well, now, Master Tulliver, if I take the crown-piece, it is to make sure as you'll do no mischief with the sword."†
Chpt 2.4
- The taxing-masters had done their work like any respectable gunsmith conscientiously preparing the musket, that, duly pointed by a brave arm, will spoil a life or two.†
Chpt 3.7 *
- The persons who are the most incapable of a conscientious struggle such as yours are precisely those who will be likely to shrink from you, because they will not believe in your struggle.†
Chpt 7.2
- Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course; and to recede was always painful to Dr. Kenn.†
Chpt 7.5
Definition:
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(conscientious) careful to do what is right--especially to perform duties in a thorough manner