Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Usage example: he appeared not the least bit compunctious about ditching his date at the bar and walking off with the woman he had just met
Sheepish and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheepish" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Sheepish
Sheepish adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Compunctious and sheepish are semantically related. You can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Sheepish".
Nearby Words: sheep, sheepishly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- uncomfortable and compunctious
- uncomfortable and sheepish
- sorry and compunctious
- sorry and sheepish
- rueful and compunctious
- rueful and sheepish
- shy and compunctious
- shy and sheepish
- bashful and compunctious
- bashful and sheepish
- regretful and compunctious
- regretful and sheepish
- embarrassed and compunctious
- embarrassed and sheepish
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