COMPUNCTIOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

compunctiously (comparative more compunctiously, superlative most compunctiously)

With compunction.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*punc"tious*ly, adv.

Definition: With compunction.

COMPUNCTIOUS

Com*punc"tious, a.

Definition: Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction. That no compunctious vistings of nature Shake my fell purpose. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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