Compunctious and Hesitant

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Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

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Hesitant and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hesitant" instead an adjective "Compunctious".

Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

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Compunctious and hesitant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Hesitant".

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