Scrubby, a.
- 1. Vile, mean, pitiful, poor, shabby, sorry, miserable, despicable, worthless, small, insignificant.
- 2. Small, diminutive, puny, stunted, dwarfed, dwarfish, pygmy, pygmean.
Scrunch, v. a.
- 1. Crush, crunch, scranch.
- 2. Grind down, oppress.
Scruple, n.
- 1. Hesitation, hesitancy, perplexity, qualm, nicety, delicacy.
- 2. Twenty grains.
Scruple, v. n. Hesitate, doubt, waver.
Scrupulosity, n. Nicety, niceness, delicacy, conscientiousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, preciseness, caution, nice regard to propriety, tenderness of conscience.
Scrupulous, a.
- 1. Conscientious, punctilious, strict, nice.
- 2. Cautious, careful, exact, vigilant, circumspect.
- 3. Exact, precise, rigorous, punctilious.
Scrupulousness, n. See Scrupulosity.
Scrutinize, v. a. Examine, investigate, search, canvass, study, sift, explore, overhaul, probe, dissect, look into, search into, pry into, inquire into.
Scrutiny, n. Search, examination, investigation, inquisition, exploration, sifting, inspection, searching or careful inquiry, close search, critical examination.
Scud, v. n.
- 1. Flee, run, speed, trip, hie, post, scamper, haste, hasten, fly.
- 2. (Naut.) Drive before a gale.