Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Explanatory and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explanatory" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Explanatory
Explanatory adjective - Serving to explain.
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Compunctious and explanatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Explanatory".
Nearby Word: explanation
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