compunctiousadj.

/kəmˈpʌŋkʃəs/

Forms: (also -uous).

Etymology: < stem of compunction + -ous suffix: compare factious. Apparently taken up in modern use from Shakespeare.

1. Of the nature of, characterized by, or expressing compunction; remorseful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > compassionate and remorseful

compunctiousa1616

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [adjective] > penitent or contrite

rueingOE

repentantc1230

contritea1340

penitent1341

compunctc1384

repentingc1405

compuncteda1425

contrited1483

repentful1561

repentable1571

relenting1576

remorsed1579

remorseful1590

repent1598

remording1614

compunctiousa1616

repentive1620

compunctionate1681

resipiscent1872

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. v. 44 Stop vp th'accesse, and passage to Remorse, That no compunctious visitings of Nature Shake my fell purpose.

1781 J. Moore View Society & Manners Italy I. xiv. 157 Every compunctious feeling of the heart is sacrificed.

1814 R. Southey Roderick ii. 23 Nor wrung his heart With such compunctious visitings.

1816 F. H. Naylor Hist. Germany I. i. vii. 244 Unrestrained by the compunctuous feelings of pity.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. iv. 480 Friedrich has none of these compunctious visitings.

1886 H. Caine Son of Hagar i. iii Such compunctious qualms.

2. Having or feeling compunction.

ΚΠ

1816 M. Keating Trav. Eur. & Afr. I. 246 If..he be compunctious as to life, the like cannot be..said..in regard to property.

1880 M. Oliphant He that will Not III. 180 Spears had been deeply compunctious for the part he had taken.

Derivatives

comˈpunctiously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb] > with pity and remorse

compunctiously1863

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [adverb]

repentantlya1555

penitently1561

repentingly1595

compunctually1625

penitentially1648

remorsefully1702

contritely1829

compunctiously1863

1863 M. James Not an Angel II. 242 Compunctiously remarking that the dear child did look very pale.

1887 A. Elliot Old Man's Favour II. iii. viii. 282 Stung compunctiously at the pathos of the baby's position.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	compunctious
释义	compunctiousadj. /kəmˈpʌŋkʃəs/ Forms: (also -uous). Etymology: < stem of compunction + -ous suffix: compare factious. Apparently taken up in modern use from Shakespeare. 1. Of the nature of, characterized by, or expressing compunction; remorseful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > compassionate and remorseful compunctiousa1616 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [adjective] > penitent or contrite rueingOE repentantc1230 contritea1340 penitent1341 compunctc1384 repentingc1405 compuncteda1425 contrited1483 repentful1561 repentable1571 relenting1576 remorsed1579 remorseful1590 repent1598 remording1614 compunctiousa1616 repentive1620 compunctionate1681 resipiscent1872 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. v. 44 Stop vp th'accesse, and passage to Remorse, That no compunctious visitings of Nature Shake my fell purpose. View more context for this quotation 1781 J. Moore View Society & Manners Italy I. xiv. 157 Every compunctious feeling of the heart is sacrificed. 1814 R. Southey Roderick ii. 23 Nor wrung his heart With such compunctious visitings. 1816 F. H. Naylor Hist. Germany I. i. vii. 244 Unrestrained by the compunctuous feelings of pity. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. iv. 480 Friedrich has none of these compunctious visitings. 1886 H. Caine Son of Hagar i. iii Such compunctious qualms. 2. Having or feeling compunction. ΚΠ 1816 M. Keating Trav. Eur. & Afr. I. 246 If..he be compunctious as to life, the like cannot be..said..in regard to property. 1880 M. Oliphant He that will Not III. 180 Spears had been deeply compunctious for the part he had taken. Derivatives comˈpunctiously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb] > with pity and remorse compunctiously1863 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [adverb] repentantlya1555 penitently1561 repentingly1595 compunctually1625 penitentially1648 remorsefully1702 contritely1829 compunctiously1863 1863 M. James Not an Angel II. 242 Compunctiously remarking that the dear child did look very pale. 1887 A. Elliot Old Man's Favour II. iii. viii. 282 Stung compunctiously at the pathos of the baby's position. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1616
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