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scruple
[ skroo-puhl ]
noun
- a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
Synonyms: , ,
- a very small portion or amount.
- a unit of weight equal to 20 grains (1.295 grams) or 1/3 of a dram, apothecaries' weight.
- an ancient Roman unit of weight equivalent to 1/24 of an ounce or 1/288 of an as or pound. Compare as 2( def 2 ).
verb (used without object)
- to have scruples.
verb (used with object)
- to have scruples about; hesitate at.
Synonyms:
scruple
/ ˈːə /
noun
- often plural a doubt or hesitation as to what is morally right in a certain situation
- archaic.a very small amount
- a unit of weight equal to 20 grains (1.296 grams)
- an ancient Roman unit of weight equivalent to approximately one twenty-fourth of an ounce
verb
- obsolete when tr to have doubts (about), esp for a moral reason
Derived Forms
- ˈܱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- p· adjective
- v·p verb overscrupled overscrupling
- ܲ·p adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of scruple1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of scruple1
Example Sentences
They were both these outsiders from the boroughs with tremendous life force and ambition with a shared, I think, lack of scruple or ethical core, for whom winning was the only moral measure.
The convicted sex offender who died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 had a low opinion of his former associate, feeling that he had "no scruples" and could not be trusted.
But with Kamala Harris and a smattering of small-party candidates the only other options this November, Wade is putting his scruples to one side.
Some may have otherwise been stolen by Western visitors with less scruples to be sold on the lucrative European and American artefacts market.
“It’s scary. We shouldn’t downplay this. These people have no moral scruples. They regard you as their enemies,” she warns, referring to Russian intelligence agents.
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