Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1158arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFloon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 hours ago“scruple” as a verb, meaning “hesitate due to conscience”.
minus-squareMinusPi (she/they)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoPeople probably know a word based on it, unscrupulous, meaning having or showing no moral principles
minus-squareFloon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoYeah, and folks know “scruples” as a noun which some people have and some don’t, but “scruple” as a verb is a nice archaic version that I really like, which you don’t encounter much outside of, say, a Jane Austen novel.
“scruple” as a verb, meaning “hesitate due to conscience”.
People probably know a word based on it, unscrupulous, meaning having or showing no moral principles
Yeah, and folks know “scruples” as a noun which some people have and some don’t, but “scruple” as a verb is a nice archaic version that I really like, which you don’t encounter much outside of, say, a Jane Austen novel.