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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kon-shee-en-shuhs, kon-see-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn ʃiˈɛn ʃəs, ˌkɒn si-

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Définition of conscientious

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Middle French conscientieux (16c.; Modern French consciencieux), from Medieval Latin conscientiosus, from conscientia (see conscience). Related: Conscientiously; conscientiousness.
  • adj thorough, careful
  • adj moral, upright
Example sentences :
  • In all this he has been upright, disinterested and conscientious in word and deed.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • By common consent he was pre-eminently God-fearing, orderly and conscientious.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • For he was conscientious and must open shop with a fresh supply each day.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • He was a most conscientious man, and whatever he undertook to do, he did thoroughly.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • His landscapes were conscientious and excellent in intent, but his real passion was music.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • "Dear Babs," murmured Mrs. Shelley with conscientious enthusiasm.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • She went about it in her thorough, conscientious little way.
  • Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • It may be that some of you have conscientious scruples against the use of intoxicants.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She's so conscientious she might be for givin' up her schoolin' and comin' down here to help us.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But the conscientious uncles and aunts were inexorable as the Fates.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg

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