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scruples

[ skroo-puhlz ]

/ ˈskru pəlz /

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noun

the plural of scruple.

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Words nearby scruples

scrumpy, scrunch, scruncheon, scrunchie, scruple, scruples, scrupulous, scrutable, scrutator, scrutineer, scrutinize

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Example sentences from the Web for scruples

Mengele has neither doubts about his hideous purpose or scruples about his heinous past.
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Had it been anybody but Tessie I should not have bothered my head about scruples.
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He turned to glance at his watch, and to kill the last five minutes of the prescribed time he thought of Evelyn's scruples.
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But now hear what I have ascertained—I, who do not boast either of my scruples of conscience or of my perspicacity.
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Meanwhile the Professor was filled with scruples and remorse for the unfortunate step he had taken.
The Patriot|Antonio Fogazzaro
She was quite untroubled by what the world calls morality—and she had no scruples.
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For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
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