gewissenhaft

German

Etymology

From Gewissen +‎ -haft.

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Adjective

gewissenhaft (strong nominative masculine singular gewissenhafter, comparative gewissenhafter, superlative am gewissenhaftesten)

  1. assiduous, diligent, conscientious, scrupulous, meticulous
    Synonyms: sorgfältig, (slightly dated and formal) geflissentlich
  2. pedantic

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