Definition of scruple
- n. - A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
- n. - Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
- n. - Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining
what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation
proceeding from motives of conscience.
- v. i. - To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action,
on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
- v. t. - To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
- v. t. - To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.