# scrupulous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/ · frequency rank #49,036

## Definitions
1. Exactly and carefully conducted.
2. Having scruples or compunctions.
3. Precise; exact or strict.
4. Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.

## Etymology
From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

## Common misspellings (15)
`csrupulous`, `sccrupulous`, `scrpuulous`, `scrrupulous`, `scrupluous`, `scruppulous`, `scrupullous`, `scrupulosu`, `scrupulouss`, `scrupuluos`, `scrupuolus`, `scruuplous`, `scurpulous`, `srcupulous`, `sscrupulous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scrupulous