Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification - How many syllables in Scrupulous?

How many syllables in Scrupulous?

scrupulous has 3 syllables

scrupu-lous

having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled

The first syllable has a consonant sound, the second syllable has a vowel sound, and the third syllable has a consonant sound.

Adjective

She was scrupulous about telling the truth.

A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?
No man is scrupulous in the choice of a calling who is not sure that it is necessary to his happiness.
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement -- but it passes away from them.
A scrupulous man will never produce a great artist.
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement -- but it passes away from them.