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scrupulously

scru·pu·lously

UK/ˈskɹuːpjʊləsli/ US/ˈskrupjʌlʌsli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

with extreme conscientiousness

  • “he came religiously every morning at 8 o”
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Origin

From scrupulous + -ly, from Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrūpulōsus (“careful, scrupulous”), from scrūpulus (“anxiety, uneasiness”), diminutive from scrūpus (“sharp stone; anxiety”) + -ulus.

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