Compunctious and Sad

Compunctious

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

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

Sad

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Compunctious and sad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Sad".

Nearby Words: sadness, sadly
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