scrupulous vs truth-telling

scrupulous

adj
  • Precise; exact or strict. 

  • Having scruples or compunctions. 

  • Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity. 

  • Exactly and carefully conducted. 

truth-telling

adj
  • Telling the truth; honest, frank. 

noun
  • The act of telling the truth. 

How often have the words scrupulous and truth-telling occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )