(1):
(a.) Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.
(2):
(a.) Given to making objections; captious.
(3):
(a.) Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
(4):
(a.) Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.