conscientious
📖 Definitions
adjective
1. Meticulous or painstaking.
2. Following one’s conscience; scrupulous.
💬 Usage Examples
“Conscientious individuals avoid trouble and achieve success through planning and persistence.” Ross Gittins; Give Your Personality a Check-Up; Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Jan 9, 2019. “[Bush Sr. & Muhammad Ali] certainly made for an odd pair of bedfellows, the patrician blue blood who enlisted in the US Navy on his 18th birthday and the most conscientious of all the objectors to the Vietnam War.” Dave Hannigan; Ali’s Hostage Negotiating Led to Unlikely Bush Friendship; Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland); Dec 6, 2018.