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compunctiously

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Etymology

From compunctious + -ly.

Adverb

compunctiously (comparative more compunctiously, superlative most compunctiously)

  1. (dated) With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.
    Synonyms: guiltylike, nocently, ruefully, sorrowfully; see also Thesaurus:guiltily

References

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