SCRUPLE

/ˈskɹuːpəl/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: S1C3R1U1P3L1E1 = 11

Definition

  1. verb hesitate on moral grounds.
  2. verb raise scruples.
  3. verb have doubts about.
  4. noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains.
  5. noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action. — synonyms: qualm, misgiving
  6. noun an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action.

Examples

  • “The man scrupled to perjure himself”
  • “He lied and did not even scruple about it”
  • “I do not scruple to admit that all the Earth seeth but only half of the Moon.”

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