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scruples
/skˈɹupəlz/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- noun
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- noun
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- noun
an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
- verb
hesitate on moral grounds
The man scrupled to perjure himself