Corroded@leminal.space to AsklemmyEnglish · 3 个月前What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1354arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to AsklemmyEnglish · 3 个月前message-square304fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFloonlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 个月前“scruple” as a verb, meaning “hesitate due to conscience”.
minus-squareMinusPi (she/they)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 个月前People probably know a word based on it, unscrupulous, meaning having or showing no moral principles
minus-squareFloonlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 个月前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.
“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.