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compunctiously

adverb

With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.

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guiltylike nocently ruefully sorrowfully bang to rights blameworthily dead to rights guiltily

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Meanings

adverbcompunctiously (comparative more compunctiously, superlative most compunctiously)

comparative more compunctiously · superlative most compunctiously

datedWith compunction; guiltily or regretfully.
Synonyms: guiltylike, nocently, ruefully, sorrowfully, bang to rights, blameworthily, dead to rights, guiltylike

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbWith compunction; guiltily or regretfully.

Similar

guiltylike nocently ruefully sorrowfully bang to rights blameworthily dead to rights guiltylike guiltily nocently red-handedly

Also see

bang to rights blameworthily dead to rights guiltily guiltylike nocently red-handedly

Origin

From compunctious + -ly.

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“compunctiously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compunctiously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compunctiously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compunctiously.

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