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noununeasiness about the fitness of an actiontype of:
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nounan ethical or moral principle that inhibits actiontype of:
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nouna unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grainstype of:
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verbhave doubts about
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"The man scrupled to perjure himself"verbhesitate on moral grounds
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"He lied and did not even scruple about it"verbraise scruples
Definition that contains scruple
- unscrupulous without scruples or principles
- miscreant a person without moral scruples
- scrupulous having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
- reprobate a person without moral scruples
- unprincipled lacking principles or moral scruples
- roguish lacking principles or scruples
- scruple raise scruples
- rascally lacking principles or scruples
- scoundrelly lacking principles or scruples
- unscrupulously without scruples