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(satellite adjective) characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" |
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Synonyms: painstaking, scrupulous |
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(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice" |
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Antonyms: unconscientious |
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