conscientious
kon shee en shuhs
- s characterized by extreme care and great effort
conscientious application to the work at hand - a guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice
- His conscientious-objector application is being processed, but so far, one military official has recommended against its approval, he said.
- Like any conscientious movie critic, I do what I can to avoid clichs, and since I am only human I dont always succeed.
- A conscientious objection applicant is sent to Iraq; he thinks he shouldn't be there at all.