SCRUPLES — Definition of SCRUPLES
noun
1
A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
2
(by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.
3
A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
4
Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.
verb
1
To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
2
To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
3
To regard with suspicion; to question.
4
To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question.
I do not scruple to admit that all the Earth seeth but only half of the Moon.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scruple
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