Scrupulous
Scrupulous , adjective
[Latin scrupulosus: compare French scrupuleux.]
1.
Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.
Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous.
2.
Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
3.
Given to making objections; captious. [Obsolete]
Equality of two domestic powers
Breed scrupulous faction.
4.
Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obsolete]
The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscure, not scrupulous.