English → Latin
“scrupulous” in Latin
ānxiusafeared, anxious, troubled, uneasyreligiōsuspious, devout, religious; scrupulous; sacred, tabooscrūpulōsusfull of sharp stones; rough, rugged; steep
The English word scrupulous itself goes back to Latin scrūpus, through scrupulosus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scrupulous
anxius: anxius et sollicitus: religiosus: scrupulosus (post-Augustan in this sense; or by the substantive). Over-scrupulous care, *minuta et anxia diligentia
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scrupulous?
- The usual Latin words for “scrupulous” are ānxius, religiōsus, scrūpulōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.