📖 Definitions of "Compunctious"
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Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| compunctuous | Alternative spelling of compunctious. [Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.] |
| scrupulous | Exactly and carefully conducted. |
| penitentnoun | One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions. |
| guilt-ridden | Having a strong sense of guilt. |
| remorseful | (of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse. |
| scruplesome | (colloquial) scrupulous |
| contrite | Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions. |
| guilty | (law) Judged to have committed a crime. |
| embarrassedverb | Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. |
| ashamed | (chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt. |
| sorry | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| guilt-sick | Sickened by consciousness of guilt. |
| apologetic | Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing. |
| pentimentoed | (art) Bearing a pentimento. |
| punctilious | Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. |
| querimonious | Complaining; querulous. |
| concupiscentious | (obsolete) concupiscent |
| punctual | Prompt; on time. |
| guiltriddennoun | Alternative spelling of guilt-ridden. [Having a strong sense of guilt.] |
| regretful | Sorrowful about what has been lost or done. |
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