All 3 Uses of
scrupulous
in
Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
- I should say that for a good-looking, well-mannered, utterly unscrupulous young scoundrel, it would be hard to find his mate!†
Chpt 7
- Though he neither drank nor smoked, he was nevertheless not so scrupulous in other ways.
Chpt 7 *scrupulous = careful to behave well
- A man who had handed over the real plans would not be overscrupulous as to who was likely to fall under suspicion.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(scrupulous) careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)