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A person's moral sense of right and wrong that guides their behavior
“She always followed her scruples, never compromising her moral principles regardless of the circumstances.”
A reluctance or lack of enthusiasm
“He was not a first-class swordsman, but he had far more knowledge of the weapon than his opponent, and he had no scruple about using his knowledge.”
(sometimes pluralized) The quality of being upright or righteous
The customs and conventions of a society or community
Calls to prove or justify something
Plural for a very small or insignificant amount
“We are persuaded that there are minds, under the influence of this tendency, with which a scruple of doubt weighs more than a pound of positive argument.”
Plural for a very small piece (of something)
“I gave him a mixture composed of one ounce of peeled pumpkin seed, made into an emulsion, to which I added a scruple of cowage and half an ounce of spirits of turpentine.”
Plural for lack of decision or purpose
Plural for the quality of being remorseful
Plural for a brief experience of an emotion, typically an unpleasant one
Plural for a feeling of sadness or disappointment over an occurrence
To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)
“You may safely infer that the foregoing hypothesis is so far incomplete and imperfect, which I shall not scruple to allow.”
To pause in indecision before doing something
To have doubts or suspicions about
To complain or raise objections
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