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   Com·punc·tious

   /kəmˈpəNG(k)SHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad: "compunctious feelings of apprehension"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from compunction + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. compunctiously adverb

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • C

     3

   • O

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   • M

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   • P

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   • U

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   • N

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   • C

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   • I

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