consciencieux

French

Etymology

From Middle French conscientieux,[1] corresponding to conscience +‎ -eux.[2]

Adjective

consciencieux (feminine singular consciencieuse, masculine plural consciencieux, feminine plural consciencieuses)

  1. conscientious, thorough

References
  1. “conscientious”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. “consciencieux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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