All 5 Uses of
scrupulous
in
Jane Eyre
- The candle, whose ray had been my beacon, burnt on the table; and by its light an elderly woman, somewhat rough-looking, but scrupulously clean, like all about her, was knitting a stocking.†
p. 381.8scrupulously = ethically; or carefully diligent
- There was an enjoyment in accepting their simple kindness, and in repaying it by a consideration — a scrupulous regard to their feelings — to which they were not, perhaps, at all times accustomed, and which both charmed and benefited them; because, while it elevated them in their own eyes, it made them emulous to merit the deferential treatment they received.†
p. 423.1scrupulous = careful to behave ethically and/or diligently
- Not at all; he had, on the contrary, remarked that I had scrupulously respected every association: he feared, indeed, I must have bestowed more thought on the matter than it was worth.†
p. 453.2scrupulously = ethically; or carefully diligent
- Can I receive from him the bridal ring, endure all the forms of love (which I doubt not he would scrupulously observe) and know that the spirit was quite absent?†
p. 467.2
- He addressed me precisely in his ordinary manner, or what had, of late, been his ordinary manner — one scrupulously polite.†
p. 480.1 *
Definition:
careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)