Definitions for conscientious

conscientious con·sci·en·tious

Spelling: [kon-shee-en-shuh s, kon-see-]
IPA: /ˌkɒn ʃiˈɛn ʃəs, ˌkɒn si-/

Conscientious is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 733 anagrams from letters in conscientious (cceiinnoosstu).

Definitions for conscientious

adjective

  1. governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled:
  2. careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous:

Origin of conscientious

1605-15; Medieval Latin conscientiōsus, equivalent to Latin conscienti(a) conscience + -ōsus -ous

Examples for conscientious

And as far as the Vietnam War goes, I read that you were a conscientious objector.

He was a most conscientious man, and whatever he undertook to do, he did thoroughly.

His landscapes were conscientious and excellent in intent, but his real passion was music.

By common consent he was pre-eminently God-fearing, orderly and conscientious.

Her preparation sounds like normal due diligence by a conscientious executive for the task in hand.

Early on, we had been conscientious about providing them with gender-neutral toys like blocks, balls, and puzzles.

In all this he has been upright, disinterested and conscientious in word and deed.

Ron, who was only 27 at the time, had been a conscientious objector.

For he was conscientious and must open shop with a fresh supply each day.

Thus spoke countless, earlier generations of failed, though no doubt principled and conscientious, revolutionaries.

Word Value for conscientious
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17

Words with friends

22

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