conscientious
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/ / /ˌkɑn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivalent could possibly be analyzed as conscient + -ous. See more at conscience.
- Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
“He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.”
- Influenced by conscience; principled; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).
“The advice of wise and conscientious people.”