Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Shy and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shy" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Shy
Shy adjective - Easily frightened.
Compunctious and shy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Shy".
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