- scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
--1 is a kind of apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
--1 is a part of dram, drachm, drachma
--1 has part: grain- scruple, qualm, misgiving - uneasiness about the fitness of an action
--2 is a kind of anxiety
Derived forms: verb scruple3, verb scruple2, verb scruple1 - scruple - an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
--3 is a kind of principle
Derived forms: verb scruple3, verb scruple2, verb scruple1 - scruple, qualm, misgiving - uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- scruple - hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
--1 is one way to hesitate, pause
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun scruple3, noun scruple2
Somebody ----s
- scruple - raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
--2 is one way to fuss, niggle, fret
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun scruple3, noun scruple2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- scruple - have doubts about
--3 is one way to wonder, question
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun scruple3, noun scruple2
Somebody ----s something