English Explanatory Dictionary

compunctiously

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.

Word forms

compunctiously more compunctiously most compunctiously

Etymology

From compunctious + -ly.

Synonyms

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