All 3 Uses of
scrupulous
in
This Side of Paradise
- Not that he yielded to it--later in life he almost completely slew it--but at fifteen it made him consider himself a great deal worse than other boys... unscrupulousness... the desire to influence people in almost every way, even for evil... a certain coldness and lack of affection, amounting sometimes to cruelty...
Chpt 1.1 *unscrupulousness = unethicalstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unscrupulousness means not and reverses the meaning of scrupulousness. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Afternoon at the Plaza, with winter twilight hovering outside and faint drums down-stairs...they strut and fret in the lobby, taking another cocktail, scrupulously attired and waiting.†
Chpt 1.2scrupulously = ethically; or carefully diligent
- You, Tom d'Invilliers, a blighted Shelley, changing, shifting, clever, unscrupulous, represent the critical consciousness of the race—Oh, don't protest, I know the stuff.†
Chpt 2.2unscrupulous = 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)