scruple
verb/ˈskruːpl/
/ˈskruːpl/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scruple | /ˈskruːpl/ /ˈskruːpl/ |
| he / she / it scruples | /ˈskruːplz/ /ˈskruːplz/ |
| past simple scrupled | /ˈskruːpld/ /ˈskruːpld/ |
| past participle scrupled | /ˈskruːpld/ /ˈskruːpld/ |
| -ing form scrupling | /ˈskruːplɪŋ/ /ˈskruːplɪŋ/ |
- not scruple to do something to be willing to do something even if it might be wrongWord Originlate Middle English: from French scrupule or Latin scrupulus, from scrupus, literally ‘rough pebble’, (figuratively) ‘anxiety’.
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