Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Submissive and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Submissive" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Submissive
Submissive adjective - Readily giving in to the command or authority of another.
Compunctious and submissive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Submissive".
Nearby Words: submission, submissively
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