compunctious
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of compunctious
First recorded in 1595–1605; compunct(ion) + -ious
Example Sentences
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Catharine, inured to treachery and hardened in vice, was apparently a stranger to all compunctious visitings.
From Henry IV, Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
A reaction of compunctious loyalty made my very heartstrings ache.
From A Positive Romance 1898 by Bellamy, Edward
My daughter! my daughter!" followed by the compunctious "God!
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
"I am late!" she said with a compunctious glance at the clock.
From Say and Seal, Volume I by Warner, Susan
As to the reports, that on his deathbed he had something like compunctious visitings of conscience with regard to his deistical writings and opinions, they are altogether groundless.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel
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