Which best describes scrupulous meanness?

A. precise and spare

B. ironic and sarcastic

C. kind and loving

D. florid and descriptive

The option which best describes "scrupulous meanness" is A. precise and spare.

The term refers to the style of writing used by a famous Irish writer James Joyce, especially in his collection of stories named Dubliners. The term means that Joyce managed to provoke very strong emotions in his readers using a limited number of words.