scrupulous

/ˈskruːpjʊləs/adjective

Very careful and exact, paying close attention to every small detail.

Example sentence

“He kept scrupulous records of every payment the club received.”

The negative may be more common: 'unscrupulous' means having no moral standards at all, a stronger idea than just careless.

Featured as word of the day on July 8, 2026.

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