Both Uses of
scrupulous
in
Sons and Lovers
- There seemed so much gusto in the way he puffed and swilled as he washed himself, so much alacrity with which he hurried to the mirror in the kitchen, and, bending because it was too low for him, scrupulously parted his wet black hair, that it irritated Mrs. Morel.†
Chpt 1.1scrupulously = ethically; or carefully diligent
- Miriam, who always went scrupulously through his books and papers, saw the drawings.
Chpt 2.11 *scrupulously = carefully
Definition:
careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)