What is liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.] The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscrure, not scrupulous. Bacon. -- Scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Scru"pu*lous*ness, n called?
scrupulous — Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.] The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscrure, not scrupulous. Bacon. -- Scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Scru"pu*lous*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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