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compunctiously

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From compunctious + -ly.

adverb more compunctiously · most compunctiously

dated With compunction; guiltily or regretfully.
Similar: guiltylike, nocently, ruefully, sorrowfully, bang to rights, blameworthily, compunctiously, dead to rights, guiltily, red-handedly

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@misc{compunctiously_2026,
  title = {compunctiously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compunctiously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}