scrupulously honest
/ˈskruːpjələsli ˈɒnɪst/
Meaning
This expression describes someone who is extremely honorable, fair, and careful to do what is morally right. It is often used in professional, legal, or financial contexts to emphasize that a person or organization has impeccable integrity and avoids even the slightest hint of dishonesty.
Examples
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Throughout the audit, the CFO was scrupulously honest about the division's financial discrepancies.
Throughout the audit, the CFO was scrupulously honest about the division's financial discrepancies.
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We need to find a scrupulously honest advisor to manage our clients' trust funds.
We need to find a scrupulously honest advisor to manage our clients' trust funds.
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She has earned a reputation for being scrupulously honest, even when it disadvantages her own firm.
She has earned a reputation for being scrupulously honest, even when it disadvantages her own firm.
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It is vital that our reporting remains scrupulously honest to maintain public trust.
It is vital that our reporting remains scrupulously honest to maintain public trust.
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The board selected him because they knew he would be scrupulously honest about the project's feasibility.
The board selected him because they knew he would be scrupulously honest about the project's feasibility.
Common Mistakes
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✗ He is a scrupulous honest businessman.
✓ He is a scrupulously honest businessman.
'Scrupulously' is an adverb modifying the adjective 'honest.' Using the adjective 'scrupulous' here is grammatically incorrect.
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✗ We need to be scrupulously honest to our customers.
✓ We need to be scrupulously honest with our customers.
In English, we say someone is 'honest with' another person, not 'honest to' them.
Related Expressions
Practice
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To maintain our reputation as a trusted financial institution, we must be ___ in all our dealings.
💡 Extremely ethical and truthful (2 words).
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scrupulously honest
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The independent auditor is known for being ___, leaving no room for corruption.
💡 Adverb + adjective meaning exceptionally moral and truthful.
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scrupulously honest