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     • compunctious (comparative more compunctious, superlative most compunctious) Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
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   What does compunctious mean?

   • Define compunctious. compunctious synonyms, compunctious pronunciation, compunctious translation, English dictionary definition of compunctious. n. 1. A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt: stole the money without compunction.

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   What is compunctious in a sentence?

   • Compunctious in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...) Similar words: compunction , punctilious , punctiliously , rambunctious , punctuation , production function , objective function , punctuation mark . 1. You might be sad and felt compunctious . 2. He is deeply compunctious for his outburst. 3.

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   What does theft without compunction mean?

   • n. 1. A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt: stole the money without compunction. See Synonyms at penitence. 2. A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing: "commercial speculators and hired politicians who had no compunction about pillaging their country for personal gain" (Leo Damrosch).

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   When was the adjective compunctious first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective compunctious is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for compunctious is from before 1616, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. compunctious is formed within English, by derivation.

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   What is the difference between scruple & compunction?

   • scruple implies doubt of the rightness of an act on grounds of principle. compunction implies a spontaneous feeling of responsibility or compassion for a potential victim. demur implies hesitation caused by objection to an outside suggestion or influence.

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   What is the difference between compunction and demur?

   • compunction implies a spontaneous feeling of responsibility or compassion for a potential victim. demur implies hesitation caused by objection to an outside suggestion or influence. a brutal murderer who killed without compunction He feels no compunction about his crimes. He has no compunctions about his crimes.

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   anxiety arising from awareness of guilt; distress of mind over an anticipated action or result; a twinge of misgiving : scruple… See the full definition

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   Compunctious definition: causing or feeling compunction; regretful.. See examples of COMPUNCTIOUS used in a sentence.

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   COMPUNCTIOUS definition: causing or feeling compunction ; regretful | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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   1. A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt: stole the money without compunction. See Synonyms at penitence. 2. A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing: "commercial speculators and hired politicians who had no compunction about pillaging their country for personal gain" (Leo Damrosch).

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   Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use compunctious in a sentence You come to me mechanically, compunctiously, with the dregs of your tenderness and the remnant of your life.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective compunctious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Compunctious Definition. Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.