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conscientious

/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
adjective
  1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.

    "He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker."

  2. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

    "The advice of wise and conscientious women."

Antonymscapricious, impulsive

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