All 4 Uses of
scrupulous
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- He was extremely polite to Lavinia, scrupulously, formally polite; and she had never seen him in anger but once in her life, when he lost his temper in a theological discussion with her late husband.†
Chpt 2scrupulously = ethically; or carefully diligent
- It was quite on her conscience to deliver this message, and had the mission been ten times more painful she would have as scrupulously performed it.†
Chpt 20
- You doubtless think him too scrupulous.†
Chpt 30scrupulous = careful to behave ethically and/or diligently
- her fortune is already more than sufficient to attract those unscrupulous adventurers...
Chpt 33 *unscrupulous = unethicalstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unscrupulous means not and reverses the meaning of scrupulous. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)