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scrupled
We have found lemma(root) word of scrupled : scruple.
Definitions
[ˈskruːpl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
(e.g: I had no scruples about eavesdropping)
- a unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries
(e.g: give, daily, one scruple of sulphate of quinine)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from French scrupule or Latin scrupulus, from scrupus, literally ‘rough pebble’, (figuratively) ‘anxiety’
[ˈskruːpl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong
(e.g: she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from French scrupule or Latin scrupulus, from scrupus, literally ‘rough pebble’, (figuratively) ‘anxiety’
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