conscientious
adjective
governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled.
conscientiously
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a word derived from
conscientious.
Example Sentences
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Pistorius insisted that the government will handle the massive investments "carefully and conscientiously".
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
The “Y Tu Mamá También” and “Andor” actor has long understood his role as an artist to be rooted in conscientiously mirroring the world around him and the many colorful characters that inhabit it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
Over time, Dayton toned down the rhetoric; rather than polemicizing about blood-stained roads, he encouraged other scientists to “carefully and conscientiously amass the facts and findings.”
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
“China hopes the relevant parties in Myanmar can conscientiously implement the agreement, exercise maximum restraint toward each other and solve the issues through dialogue and consultations,” she said at a daily briefing in Beijing.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
She wrote that she knew he was “acting conscientiously & sincerely & sincerely wishing, & trying to learn the truth.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
