Scruple(v. i.)
- To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
Scruple(v. t.)
- To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
Scruple(v. t.)
- To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
Scruple(n.)
- A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
Scruple(n.)
- Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
Scruple(n.)
- Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.