Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Careful; conscientious; moral; as, a scrupulous performance of duties. 2. (a.) Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. 3. (a.) Given to making objections; captious. 4. (a.) Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.

Multi-Version Concordance Scrupulous (1 Occurrence) 2 Corinthians 12:16 If I love you so intensely, am I the less to be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say! (WEY)