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1. (n.) scruple
a moral or ethical consideration that restrains one's behavior and inhibits certain actions.
2. scruple
a very small amount.
3. scruple
a unit of apothecaries' weight equal to 20 grains (1.295 grams) or ? of a dram.
4. (v.i.) scruple
to hesitate because of scruples; waver.
Etymology: (1525–30; (< MF scrupule) < L scrūpulus unit of weight, worry, der. of scrūpus rough pebble)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scruple
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
2. (noun) scruple, qualm, misgiving
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
3. (verb) scruple
an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
4. (verb) scruple
hesitate on moral grounds
"The man scrupled to perjure himself"
5. (verb) scruple
raise scruples
"He lied and did not even scruple about it"
6. (verb) scruple
have doubts about
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1. (noun) scruple
a weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram
2. (noun) scruple
hence, a very small quantity; a particle
3. (noun) scruple
hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience
4. (verb) scruple
to be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience
5. (verb) scruple
to regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question
6. (verb) scruple
to excite scruples in; to cause to scruple
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