scru|ple

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• ple — ple·iad; ple·i·dae; ple·na·ri·ly; ple·nar·ty; ple·na·ry; ple·ne; ple·ni·lune; ple·nip·o·tence; ple·nip·o·tent; ple·nist; ple·o·chro·ic; ple·och·ro·ism; ple·och·ro·ous; ple·o·cy·to·sis; ple·o·dont; ple·o·mas·tia; ple·o·ma·zia; ple·o·me·tro·sis;… …   English syllables

• scru — in·scru·ta·ble; in·scru·ta·ble·ness; in·scru·ta·bly; per·scru·ta·tion; scru·pler; scru·pu·list; scru·pu·los·i·ty; scru·pu·lous; scru·pu·lous·ly; scru·pu·lous·ness; scru·ta·ble; scru·ta·tor; scru·ti·neer; scru·ti·nize; scru·ti·niz·er;… …   English syllables

• scruple — scru·ple …   English syllables

• scruple — scru|ple1 [ skrupl ] noun count usually plural a moral principle that prevents you from doing something you think is bad: She had no scruples about eavesdropping on conversations. scruple scru|ple 2 [ skrupl ] verb not scruple to do something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Scruple — Scru|ple [ skru:pl̩] das; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. scruple zu mittelengl. scriple, dies aus lat. scrupulus, scripulum »sehr kleines Maß«> in Großbritannien u. den USA gebräuchliche Gewichts u. Masseeinheit des Apothecaries Systems für… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• scruple — scru•ple [[t]ˈskru pəl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) a moral or ethical consideration that restrains one s behavior and inhibits certain actions 2) a very small amount 3) wam a unit of apothecaries weight equal to 20 grains (1.295 grams) or? of a… …   From formal English to slang

• scruple — An apothecaries weight of 20 grains or one third of a dram. [L. scrupulus, a small sharp stone, a weight, the 24th part of an ounce, a s., dim. of scrupus, a sharp stone] * * * scru·ple skrü pəl n a unit of apothecaries weight equal to 20 grains… …   Medical dictionary

• Scruple — Scru ple, v. t. 1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question. [1913 Webster] Others long before them . . . scrupled more the books of heretics than of gentiles. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scruple — Scru ple, n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. ? the chippings of stone, ? a razor, Skr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scruple — Scru ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrupled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrupling}.] To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience. [1913 Webster] We are often over precise, scrupling to say or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English