Both Uses of
scrupulous
in
Into the Wild
- From then on he scrupulously avoided contacting either his parents or Carine,
p. 125..3 *scrupulously = diligently (with great care)
- McCandless, I came to believe with increasing conviction, scrupulously steered clear of the toxicH. mackenzii and never ate its seeds or any other part of the plant.†
p. 192..7
Definition:
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(scrupulous) careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)