scruple

scru·ple

S0175100 (skro͞o′pəl)n.1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action: "He would have taken any life with as little scruple as he took my money" (Charles Dickens).2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.3. A minute part or amount.intr.v. scru·pled, scru·pling, scru·ples To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle: "A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket" (John Dennis).

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[Middle English scrupul, from Old French scrupule, from Latin scrūpulus, small unit of measurement, scruple, diminutive of scrūpus, rough stone, scruple.]

scruple

(ˈskruːpəl) n1. (often plural) a doubt or hesitation as to what is morally right in a certain situation2. archaic a very small amount3. (Units) a unit of weight equal to 20 grains (1.296 grams)4. (Units) an ancient Roman unit of weight equivalent to approximately one twenty-fourth of an ouncevb (obsolete when tr) to have doubts (about), esp for a moral reason[C16: from Latin scrūpulus a small weight, from scrūpus rough stone] ˈscrupleless adj

scru•ple

(ˈskru pəl)

n., v. -pled, -pling. n. 1. a moral or ethical consideration that restrains one's behavior and inhibits certain actions. 2. a very small amount. 3. a unit of apothecaries' weight equal to 20 grains (1.295 grams) or ? of a dram. v.i. 4. to hesitate because of scruples; waver. [1525–30; (< Middle French scrupule) < Latin scrūpulus unit of weight, worry, derivative of scrūpus rough pebble]

scruple

Past participle: scrupled
Gerund: scrupling

Imperative
scruple
scruple

Present
I scruple
you scruple
he/she/it scruples
we scruple
you scruple
they scruple

Preterite
I scrupled
you scrupled
he/she/it scrupled
we scrupled
you scrupled
they scrupled

Present Continuous
I am scrupling
you are scrupling
he/she/it is scrupling
we are scrupling
you are scrupling
they are scrupling

Present Perfect
I have scrupled
you have scrupled
he/she/it has scrupled
we have scrupled
you have scrupled
they have scrupled

Past Continuous
I was scrupling
you were scrupling
he/she/it was scrupling
we were scrupling
you were scrupling
they were scrupling

Past Perfect
I had scrupled
you had scrupled
he/she/it had scrupled
we had scrupled
you had scrupled
they had scrupled

Future
I will scruple
you will scruple
he/she/it will scruple
we will scruple
you will scruple
they will scruple

Future Perfect
I will have scrupled
you will have scrupled
he/she/it will have scrupled
we will have scrupled
you will have scrupled
they will have scrupled

Future Continuous
I will be scrupling
you will be scrupling
he/she/it will be scrupling
we will be scrupling
you will be scrupling
they will be scrupling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scrupling
you have been scrupling
he/she/it has been scrupling
we have been scrupling
you have been scrupling
they have been scrupling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scrupling
you will have been scrupling
he/she/it will have been scrupling
we will have been scrupling
you will have been scrupling
they will have been scrupling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scrupling
you had been scrupling
he/she/it had been scrupling
we had been scrupling
you had been scrupling
they had been scrupling

Conditional
I would scruple
you would scruple
he/she/it would scruple
we would scruple
you would scruple
they would scruple

Past Conditional
I would have scrupled
you would have scrupled
he/she/it would have scrupled
we would have scrupled
you would have scrupled
they would have scrupled

scruple

A unit of mass in the apothecaries’ system equal to 20 grains.

Scruple

A unit of weight. There are three scruples to a dram and eight drams to an ounce.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grainsapothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ouncesgrain - 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligramsdrachm, drachma, dram - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
	2.	scruple - uneasiness about the fitness of an actionmisgiving, qualmanxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	3.	scruple - an ethical or moral principle that inhibits actionprinciple - a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"
Verb	1.	scruple - hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"pause, hesitate - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
	2.	scruple - raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"fret, fuss, niggle - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
	3.	scruple - have doubts aboutwonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

scruple

noun misgiving, hesitation, qualm, doubt, difficulty, caution, reluctance, second thoughts, uneasiness, perplexity, compunction, squeamishness, twinge of conscience a man with no moral scruples

scruple

noun1. A feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action:compunction, misgiving, qualm, reservation.2. A tiny amount:bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.Chiefly British: spot.

Translations

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