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Scrupulous vs Finical - What's the difference?

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Scrupulous is a related term of finical.


As adjectives the difference between scrupulous and finical

is that scrupulous is exactly and carefully conducted while finical is finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

scrupulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exactly and carefully conducted.
  • He is scrupulous in his finances.
  • Having scruples or compunctions.
  • He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.
  • Precise; exact or strict
  • Synonyms

    * meticulous, painstaking * worried * ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous * See also

    Antonyms

    * unscrupulous

    finical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), (Ulysses) :
  • Charming, he said in a finical sweet voice, showing his white teeth and blinking his eyes pleasantly.

    Derived terms

    * finick * finicking

    See also

    * jaunty