Conscientious Definition
kŏnshē-ĕnshəs
adjective
Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled.
A conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
American Heritage
Governed by, or made or done according to, what one knows is right; scrupulous; honest.
Webster's New World
Thorough and assiduous.
A conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations.
American Heritage
Showing care and precision; painstaking.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Conscientious
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Obsolete French conscientieux from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus from Latin cōnscientia conscience conscience
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French conscientieux
From Wiktionary
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