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compunctiously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
com-punc-tious-ly
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.

Dated

Etymology

From compunctious + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more compunctiously (comparative) most compunctiously (superlative)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does compunctiously mean?
With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.
Where does compunctiously come from?
From compunctious + -ly.

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