Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SCRIPTURALIST

SCRIP'TURALIST, noun One who adheres literally to the Scriptures and makes them the foundation of all philosophy.

920

SCRIPTURE

SCRIP'TURE, noun [Latin scriptura, from scribo, to write.]1. In its primary sense, a writing; any thing written.2. Appropriately, and by way of distinction, the books of the Old...

921

SCRIPTURIST

SCRIP'TURIST, noun One well versed in the Scriptures.

922

SCRIVENER

SCRIV'ENER, noun [See Scribe.]1. A writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or other writings.2. One whose business is to place money at interest.

923

SCROFULA

SCROF'ULA, noun [Latin]A disease, called vulgarly the king's evil, characterized by hard, scirrous, and often indolent tumors in the glands of the neck, under the chin, in the a...

924

SCROFULOUS

SCROF'ULOUS, adjective1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.Scrofulous pe...

925

SCROLL

SCROLL, noun [probably formed from roll, or its root.]A roll of paper or parchment; or a writing formed into a roll.Here is the scroll of every man's name.The heavens shall be r...

926

SCROTUM

SCRO'TUM, noun The bag which contains the testicles.

927

SCROYLE

SCROYLE, nounA mean fellow; a wretch. [Not in use.]

928

SCRUB

SCRUB, verb transitive [This word is probably formed on rub, or its root, and perhaps scrape, Latin scribo, may be from the same radix.]To rub hard, either with the hand or with...

929

SCRUBBED

SCRUB'BED,SCRUB'BY, adjective Small and mean; stunted in growth; as a scrubbed boy; a scrubby cur; a scrubby tree.

930

SCRUBBY

SCRUB'BY, a. Small and mean; stunted in growth; as a scrubbed boy; a scrubby cur; a scrubby tree.

931

SCRUF

SCRUF, for scurf, not in use.

932

SCRUPLE

SCRU'PLE, noun [Latin scrupulus, a doubt; scrupulum, the third part of a dram, from scrupus, a chess-man; probably a piece, a small thing, from scrapping, like scrap.]1. Doubt; ...

933

SCRUPLED

SCRU'PLED, participle passive Doubted; questioned.

934

SCRUPLER

SCRU'PLER, noun A doubter; one who hesitates.

935

SCRUPLING

SCRU'PLING, participle present tense Doubting; hesitating; questioning.

936

SCRUPULOSITY

SCRUPULOS'ITY, noun [Latin scrupulositas.]1. The quality or state of being scrupulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting some difficult point, or proceeding from the difficulty or ...

937

SCRUPULOUS

SCRU'PULOUS, adjective [Latin scrupulosus.]1. Nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act; cautious in decision from a fear of offending or doing wrong. Be careful in mor...

938

SCRUPULOUSLY

SCRU'PULOUSLY, adverb With a nice regard to minute particulars or to exact propriety.The duty consists not scrupolously in minutes and half hours. Taylor.Henry was scrupulously ...

939

SCRUPULOUSNESS

SCRU'PULOUSNESS, noun The state or quality of being scrupulous; niceness, exactness or caution in determining or in acting, from a regard to truth, propriety or expedience.

940

SCRUTABLE

SCRU'TABLE, adjective [See Scrutiny.] Discoverable by inquiry or critical examination.

941

SCRUTATION

SCRUTA'TION, noun Search; scrutiny.

942

SCRUTATOR

SCRUTA'TOR, noun [Latin from scrutor.] One that scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer.

943

SCRUTINIZE

SCRU'TINIZE, verb transitive [from scrutiny.] To search closely; to examine or inquire into critically; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the priva...

944

SCRUTINIZED

SCRU'TINIZED, participle passive Examined closely.

945

SCRUTINIZER

SCRU'TINIZER, noun One who examines with critical care.