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compunctious

American

[kuhm-puhngk-shuhs] / kəmˈpʌŋk ʃəs /

adjective

causing or feeling compunction; regretful.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

compunctiously

adverb

Etymology

Origin of compunctious

First recorded in 1595–1605; compunct(ion) + -ious

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