Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Conciliatory and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conciliatory" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Conciliatory
Conciliatory adjective - Tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility.
Compunctious and conciliatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Conciliatory".
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