What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know? Corroded ( @CorrodedCranium@leminal.space ) Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 hours ago message-square41fedilinkarrow-up197
arrow-up197message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know? Corroded ( @CorrodedCranium@leminal.space ) Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 hours ago message-square41fedilink
minus-square Floon ( @Floon@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink4•5 hours ago“scruple” as a verb, meaning “hesitate due to conscience”.
minus-square MinusPi (she/they) ( @MinusPi@pawb.social ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 hours agoPeople probably know a word based on it, unscrupulous, meaning having or showing no moral principles
minus-square Floon ( @Floon@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink1•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.