·adj Given to making objections; captious.
II. Scrupulous ·adj Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.
III. Scrupulous ·adj Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.
IV. Scrupulous ·adj Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.