scrupulous

/skɹˈuːpjʊləs/

/ˈskɹupjəɫəs/

scrupulous

having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

characterized by extreme care and great effort

Examples

1. They have a reputation for their strict monotheism, their scrupulous avoidance of foreign gods.

2. The captain of Pinguin, Ernst-Felix Krüder, was scrupulous about minimizing casualties.

3. He was infuriatingly scrupulous, poring over scripts like a medieval scribe.

4. We've been keeping scrupulous fuel economy data.