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Rarescrupled
The correct spelling is scrupled.
How to pronounce scrupled
verb
Say it like: Scr-upl-ed
The correct spelling is scrupled. To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience. For example: "I do not scruple to admit that all the Earth seeth but only half of the Moon."
Usage Examples
“I do not scruple to admit that all the Earth seeth but only half of the Moon.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
- 2.To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
- 3.To regard with suspicion; to question.
- 4.To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question.
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