scrupulose

scrūpŭlōsē, adv., v. scrupulosus fin.

scrūpulōsē, Adv. (scrupulosus), ängstlich genau, gewissenhaft, Quint. u.a.: Compar., Quint. u.a.: Superl., Colum. 1. praef. § 3. Augustin. de anim. 4. § 18.

scrupulose [CL] 1 carefully, diligently, meticulously; b (w. implication of undue meticulousness or inquisitiveness). ~e et curiose investigans, quid in te accusandum sit Ad. Scot Serm. 353C; quanto ‥ immanius peccatum est incestus, tanto ~ius certitudinem consanguinitatis exquiri oportet P. Blois Ep. 83. 257A; que sit ‥ hujus firmamenti natura ‥ multi ~issime investigaverunt Gros. Hexaem. III 6.  b non ea quae scripsit ~ius discutientes, sed simpliciter ejus dictis auscultantes Bede Retract. 997C; sunt qui ~e ‥ inquirunt an mures lapsa ‥ pyxide comedant corpus Christi P. Blois Ep. Sup. 3. 15; cuidam nimis ~e querenti, quidnam faceret Deus antequam mundus fieret, facete satis ‥ Augustinus respondit Gir. TH I 13 p. 45. 2 in a troublesome manner. quid hiis ~ius nos difficultatibus arduis poterit intricare? Fortescue NLN I 43.

scrūpŭlōsē (scrupulosus), minutieuse- ment, scrupuleusement : Quint. 4, 5, 6 || -sius Plin. 2, 118 ; -issime Col. Rust. pr. 3.