Usually means: Feeling regretful for one's actions.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word compunctious:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. compunctious: Merriam-Webster
  2. compunctious: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. compunctious: Collins English Dictionary
  4. compunctious: Wordnik
  5. compunctious: Wiktionary
  6. compunctious: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Compunctious, compunctious: Dictionary.com
  8. Compunctious: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. compunctious: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Compunctious: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. compunctious: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  12. compunctious: FreeDictionary.org
  13. Compunctious: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. compunctious: Legal dictionary

(Note: See compunction as well.)

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▸ adjective:  Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.

Similar:
compunctuous, scrupulous, penitent, guilt-ridden, remorseful, scruplesome, contrite, guilty, embarrassed, ashamed, more...

Opposite:
unrepentant, remorseless, shameless

Adjectives:
little, slight, first, more, single, distressed, very, repentant

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Similar:
compunctuous, scrupulous, penitent, guilt-ridden, remorseful, scruplesome, contrite, guilty, embarrassed, ashamed, more...

Opposite:
unrepentant, remorseless, shameless

Adjectives:
little, slight, first, more, single, distressed, very, repentant



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