Both Uses of
conscientious
in
The Chrysalids
- If our neighbours were as conscientious as ourselves, he had no doubt that their liquidations would far outnumber ours: unfortunately there were certain persons with elastic principles.†
Chpt 2 *conscientious = careful to do what is right
- I played my part conscientiously and opened my mind to its most sensitive.†
Chpt 11conscientiously = in a manner that is careful to do what is right
Definition:
careful to do what is right--especially to perform duties in a thorough manner