Both Uses
scrupulous
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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- The flat was scrupulously clean;
Chpt 9 *scrupulously = carefully and with attention to detail
- No one complained because the men were very scrupulous about not tearing off the flowers until they were well withered.†
Chpt 36scrupulous = careful to behave ethically and/or diligently
Definitions:
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(1)
(scrupulous) careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)