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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

compunctiously en · ADV

Etymology

From compunctious + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (dated) With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.

Forms

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most compunctiously Degree=Sup lexicographic
more compunctiously Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

guiltily · compunctiously · red-handedly · nocently · guiltylike · blameworthily · guiltylike · nocently · sorrowfully · dead to rights · bang to rights · ruefully