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Short; brittle; as, crup cake. Todd.

To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse.

Overscrupulousness.

Scrupulous to excess.

The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.

Hence, a very small quantity; a particle. I will not bate thee a scruple. Shak.

One who scruples.

A scrupler. [Obs.]

To perplex with scruples; to regard with scruples. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.

The quality or state of being scruppulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the far of doing wrong or ofending; nice regard to exactness and propierty; precision. The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when they have made the breach, their scrupulosity soon retire…

Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous. Hooker.

Not scrupulous; unprincipled. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.

ht whale. -- To be upon the bones of, to attack. [Obs.] -- To make no bones, to make no scruple; not to hesitate. [Low] -- To pick a bone with, to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over a bone; to settle a disagreement. [Colloq.]

Chaucer. Conscience clause, a clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc. -- Conscience money, stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor. Such money p…

Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous. Conscienceless and wicked patrons. Hookre.

The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.

See Crupper.

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] Little curious in her clothes. Fuller. How shall we, If he be curious, work upon his faith Bean &

In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously; deliciously; prettily.

Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.