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Words nearby scruplesscrumpy, scrunch, scruncheon, scrunchie, scruple, scruples, scrupulous, scrutable, scrutator, scrutineer, scrutinize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scruplesMengele has neither doubts about his hideous purpose or scruples about his heinous past. Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’|Jack Schwartz|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Had it been anybody but Tessie I should not have bothered my head about scruples. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST He turned to glance at his watch, and to kill the last five minutes of the prescribed time he thought of Evelyn's scruples. Evelyn Innes|George Moore But now hear what I have ascertained—I, who do not boast either of my scruples of conscience or of my perspicacity.
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. The Career of Katherine Bush|Elinor Glyn For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night. The Divine Fire|May Sinclair
Words related to scruplesconscience, compunction, anxiety, hesitation, reluctance, censor, twinge, difficulty, demur, pause, uneasiness, qualm, perplexity, caution, hesitancy, superego, reconsideration, faltering, squeamishness, hesitate |