All 5 Uses of
conscientious
in
This Side of Paradise
- By afternoon Amory realized that now the newest arrivals were taking him for an upper classman, and he tried conscientiously to look both pleasantly blase and casually critical, which was as near as he could analyze the prevalent facial expression.†
Chpt 1.2 *conscientiously = in a manner that is careful to do what is right
- I used to write book reviews in college; I considered it rare sport to refer to the latest honest, conscientious effort to propound a theory or a remedy as a 'welcome addition to our light summer reading.'†
Chpt 2.2conscientious = careful to do what is right
- He enjoyed both Vachel Lindsay and Booth Tarkington, and admired the conscientious, if slender, artistry of Edgar Lee Masters.†
Chpt 2.2
- "Of course I want a great lot of money—" The little man laughed mirthlessly but conscientiously.†
Chpt 2.5conscientiously = in a manner that is careful to do what is right
- The little man laughed his conscientious laugh, and stopped rather suddenly as Amory's burning eyes turned on him.†
Chpt 2.5conscientious = careful to do what is right
Definition:
careful to do what is right--especially to perform duties in a thorough manner