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scrūpus , i, m.
I. Lit., a rough or sharp stone: “* scrupi dicuntur aspera saxa et difficilia attrectatu, Fest. pp. 332 and 333 Müll. (very rare): cum horā paene totā per omnes scrupos traxissemus cruentos pedes,” Petr. 79, 3: “scrupus proprie est lapillus brevis,” Serv. Verg. A. 6, 238; Avien. Descr. Orb. 503.—
II. Trop., anxiety, solicitude, uneasiness (for the usual scrupulus, q. v. II.): “quod vacua metu, curā, sollicitudine, periculo vita bonorum virorum sit: contra autem improbis semper aliqui scrupus in animis haereat,” Cic. Rep. 3, 16, 26.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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