scrupulistn.
/ˈskruːpjʊlɪst/ One who has scruples or raises difficulties.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] > one who is unwilling
drawback1565
bogglera1616
scrupulist1680
standback1873
hanger-back1923
1680 R. L'Estrange Casuist Uncas'd (ed. 2) 5 The Rebells assaulting of their Sovereign..might have given your Scrupulists as hard thoughts of the Faction that did it.
1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. iii. 109 These are the Scepticks or Scrupulists, against whom there is such a Clamour rais'd.
1863 Times 14 Oct. 8/4 Foolish scrupulists, who in a matter of life and honour would not use their only weapons of defence because carved with objectionable figures.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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