Compunctious
1Compunctious — 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] …
2compunctious — index blameful, contrite, penitent, remorseful, repentant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3compunctious — c.1600, from stem of COMPUNCTION (Cf. compunction) + OUS (Cf. ous) …
4compunctious — 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 …
5compunctious — adjective see compunction …
6compunctious — compunctiously, adv. /keuhm pungk sheuhs/, adj. causing or feeling compunction; regretful. [1595 1605; COMPUNCT(ION) + IOUS] * * * …
7compunctious — adjective Pertaining to compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt. Come, you spirits …
8compunctious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Feeling or expressing regret for one s sins or misdeeds: contrite, penitent, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sorry. See REGRET …
9compunctious — adj. regretful; causing compunction …
10compunctious — a. Repentant, penitent, contrite, remorseful, sorrowful, conscience stinging, conscience stung …
