Compunctious and Woeful

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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

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

Woeful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

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Compunctious and woeful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Woeful".

Nearby Words: woe, woefully

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Woeful and Compunctious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/woeful

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