compunctious

[ kuhm-puhngk-shuhs ]

/ kəmˈpʌŋk ʃəs /

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adjective

causing or feeling compunction; regretful.

Origin of compunctious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM compunctious

com·punc·tious·ly, adverb

Words nearby compunctious

compulsive, compulsive personality, compulsory, compulsory purchase, compunction, compunctious, compurgation, compurgator, computation, computational complexity, computational fluid dynamics

Example sentences from the Web for compunctious

At length a compunctious vision shoots across the mind of the truant composer.
Great Musical Composers|George T. Ferris
First, he pointed one ear and turned his head with sly, compunctious timidity, as if ashamed to enjoy his own triumph.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens
Catharine, inured to treachery and hardened in vice, was apparently a stranger to all compunctious visitings.
Henry IV, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
A reaction of compunctious loyalty made my very heartstrings ache.
A Positive Romance|Edward Bellamy

It will permit no compunctious visitings of nature to shake its fell purpose.
The Secret Service.|Albert D. Richardson