conscientious
[kon-shee-en-shuhs, kon-see-]
- governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
- careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous: conscientious application to the work at hand.
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Often, unconscientious pleasure-seekers roam the roads in their auto.
SexHenry Stanton
That woman ought not to be at large—so rich and good-looking and unconscientious!
A Cathedral CourtshipKate Douglas Wiggin
Yet it is one of the most unconscientious diaries ever written.
Sophy of KravoniaAnthony Hope
I trust that you have given me credit, Mr. Gammon, for offering no vexatious or unconscientious obstacles.
Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2)Samuel Warren
Nay, but God forbid that any unconscientious advantage should be taken on my behalf!
Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.Samuel Warren
conscientious
- involving or taking great care; painstaking; diligent
- governed by or done according to conscience
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Word Origin and History for unconscientious
conscientious
adj.
1610s, from Middle French conscientieux (16c.; Modern French consciencieux), from Medieval Latin conscientiosus, from conscientia (see conscience). Related: Conscientiously; conscientiousness.
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