conscientious


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conscientious /ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs/
adjective
  • 1 wishing to do what is right.
  • 2 relating to a person's conscience.
– derivatives
conscientiously adverb,
conscientiousness noun.
– origin C17: from Fr. consciencieux, from med. L. conscientiosus, from L. conscientia (see conscience).
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