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compunctiously
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English
Etymology
From compunctious + -ly.
Adverb
compunctiously (comparative more compunctiously, superlative most compunctiously)
- (dated) With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.
- Synonyms: guiltylike, nocently, ruefully, sorrowfully; see also Thesaurus:guiltily
References
- “compunctiously”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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