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Compunctious — Com*punc tious, a. Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction. [1913 Webster] That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compunctious — c.1600, from stem of COMPUNCTION (Cf. compunction) + OUS (Cf. ous) … Etymology dictionary
compunctious — compunction ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows wrongdoing: he felt no compunction in letting her worry. DERIVATIVES compunctious adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from compungere prick sharply … English terms dictionary
compunctious — adjective see compunction … New Collegiate Dictionary
compunctious — compunctiously, adv. /keuhm pungk sheuhs/, adj. causing or feeling compunction; regretful. [1595 1605; COMPUNCT(ION) + IOUS] * * * … Universalium
compunctious — adjective Pertaining to compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt. Come, you spirits … Wiktionary
compunctious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Feeling or expressing regret for one s sins or misdeeds: contrite, penitent, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sorry. See REGRET … English dictionary for students
compunctious — adj. regretful; causing compunction … English contemporary dictionary
compunctious — a. Repentant, penitent, contrite, remorseful, sorrowful, conscience stinging, conscience stung … New dictionary of synonyms
compunctious — adj 1. remorseful, contrite, regretful, penitent, repentant, penitential; sorrowful, grieved, sad, mournful, doleful, rueful, sorry, apologetic; self reproaching, self reproving, self blaming, self accusing, self condemning, conscience stricken,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
