What does compunctuous mean?
Compunctuous means Alternative spelling of compunctious..
Compunctuous
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Alternative spelling of compunctious..
Example Sentences
Even when the deceptive mask was torn away, and the broken-hearted parent, beholding the accursed fact, that his darling son, the fancied stay of his declining age, was enlisted against him in his brother's horrible revolt, cursed them both and died, not even then did one compunctuous visiting touch his callous heart.
Synonyms for compunctuous
Antonyms for compunctuous
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Word Forms
- more compunctuous
- most compunctuous
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Even when the deceptive mask was torn away, and the broken-hearted parent, beholding the accursed fact, that his darling son, the fancied stay of his declining age, was enlisted against him in his brother's horrible revolt, cursed them both and died, not even then did one compunctuous visiting touch his callous heart.
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