scruple in Latin
scruple in Latin is scrupulus — scruple means a feeling of doubt or unease that stops you doing something because it may not be right.
scruple in Latin
scrupulus
What does "scruple" mean?
- noun A feeling of doubt or unease that stops you doing something because it may not be right.
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noun A unit of weight equal to one two-hundred-and-eighty-eighth of a pound, namely twenty grains or a third of a dram, roughly 1.3 grams (symbol ℈).
"Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence."
- noun A traditional Hebrew unit for measuring very short periods of time.
- noun A tiny amount of something.
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- Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence.
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What is "scruple" in Latin?
"scruple" in Latin is scrupulus. scruple means: A feeling of doubt or unease that stops you doing something because it may not be right.
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