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Meaning of conscientious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

conscientious

Pronunciation:/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs//ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.

    Example: He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

  2. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

    Example: The advice of wise and conscientious women.