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con•sci•en•tious
Pronunciation: (kon"shē-en'shus, kon"sē-), [key]—
adj.
1. controlled by or done according to conscience; scrupulous:
a conscientious judge.
2. meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular:
conscientious application to the work at hand. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.