Conscientious Definition

conscientious
adjective
  1. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
  2. guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice"

"Conscientious" in song lyrics

See how conscientious is used in real songs:

  • "There's a difference between conscience, conscious, and conscientious"
    Sage Francis — Dance Monkey

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