compunctious
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- 20
- Words With Friends
- 27
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- 12
Definition of compunctious
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
“Come you Spirits, That tend on mortall thoughts, vnſex me here, And fill me from the Crowne to the Toe, top-full Of direſt Crueltie: make thick my blood, Stop vp th’acceſſe, and paſſage to Remorſe, That no compunctious viſitings of Nature Shake my fell purpoſe, nor keepe peace betweene Th’effect, and hit.”
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Etymology
From the stem of compunction + -ous; compare factious. Apparently taken up in modern use from Macbeth by William Shakespeare (see quotation).
Words you can make from compunctious
200+ playable · top: OCCIPUTS (14 pts)
Best play occiputs 14 points8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
27 words- COMPOST 13 pts
- OCCIPUT 13 pts
- PUCCOON 13 pts
- PUNCTUM 13 pts
- UNCOMIC 13 pts
- COCONUT 11 pts
- CONIUMS 11 pts
- COPIOUS 11 pts
- COPOUTS 11 pts
- COUPONS 11 pts
- OCTOPUS 11 pts
- OPSONIC 11 pts
- OSMOTIC 11 pts
- POCOSIN 11 pts
- SOUPCON 11 pts
- SPUMONI 11 pts
- TOMPION 11 pts
- UNICOMS 11 pts
- UTOPISM 11 pts
- MOTIONS 9 pts
- MOUTONS 9 pts
- NOCUOUS 9 pts
- OMINOUS 9 pts
- OPTIONS 9 pts
- POTIONS 9 pts
- SPINOUT 9 pts
- SUCTION 9 pts
6-letter words
65 words- COMICS 12 pts
- COMPOS 12 pts
- COMPTS 12 pts
- COSMIC 12 pts
- COMOUS 10 pts
- CONICS 10 pts
- CONIUM 10 pts
- COOPTS 10 pts
- COPOUT 10 pts
- COUPON 10 pts
- CUMINS 10 pts
- CUSTOM 10 pts
- CUTUPS 10 pts
- IMPOST 10 pts
- MISCUT 10 pts
- MUCINS 10 pts
- MUCOUS 10 pts
- MUONIC 10 pts
- OCTOPI 10 pts
- OPIUMS 10 pts
- OPTICS 10 pts
- PICOTS 10 pts
- SCUTUM 10 pts
- SITCOM 10 pts
- SPUTUM 10 pts
- STUCCO 10 pts
- TOPICS 10 pts
- UNICOM 10 pts
- UNICUM 10 pts
- UPMOST 10 pts
- COITUS 8 pts
- CONTOS 8 pts
- COUNTS 8 pts
- COUSIN 8 pts
- CUNITS 8 pts
- CUTINS 8 pts
- INMOST 8 pts
- INPUTS 8 pts
- MONIST 8 pts
- MOTION 8 pts
- MOUNTS 8 pts
- MOUTON 8 pts
- MUTONS 8 pts
- NOSTOC 8 pts
- OPTION 8 pts
- OSTIUM 8 pts
- PINOTS 8 pts
- PINTOS 8 pts
- PISTON 8 pts
- PISTOU 8 pts
- PITONS 8 pts
- POINTS 8 pts
- POISON 8 pts
- POSTIN 8 pts
- POTION 8 pts
- PUNTOS 8 pts
- PUTONS 8 pts
- SIMOON 8 pts
- SOMONI 8 pts
- SPINTO 8 pts
- TOCSIN 8 pts
- TONICS 8 pts
- TUNICS 8 pts
- UNSTOP 8 pts
- OUTSIN 6 pts
5-letter words
99 words- COMIC 11 pts
- COMPO 11 pts
- COMPS 11 pts
- COMPT 11 pts
- CISCO 9 pts
- COCOS 9 pts
- CONIC 9 pts
- COOPS 9 pts
- COOPT 9 pts
- COSMO 9 pts
- COUPS 9 pts
- CUMIN 9 pts
- CUTUP 9 pts
- MONIC 9 pts
- MUCIN 9 pts
- MUCUS 9 pts
- MUSIC 9 pts
- OPIUM 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- OSMIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PISCO 9 pts
- POMOS 9 pts
- SCOOP 9 pts
- STOMP 9 pts
- STUMP 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- TUMPS 9 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- CONTO 7 pts
- CONUS 7 pts
- COONS 7 pts
- COOTS 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- CUNIT 7 pts
- CUTIN 7 pts
- CUTIS 7 pts
- ICONS 7 pts
- ICTUS 7 pts
- INCUS 7 pts
- INPUT 7 pts
- INSPO 7 pts
- MINTS 7 pts
- MINUS 7 pts
- MOIST 7 pts
- MONOS 7 pts
- MOONS 7 pts
- MOOTS 7 pts
- MOUNT 7 pts
- MUNIS 7 pts
- MUONS 7 pts
- MUTON 7 pts
- NOMOI 7 pts
- NOMOS 7 pts
- NOTUM 7 pts
- OMITS 7 pts
- ONIUM 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- OPSIN 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PINTS 7 pts
- PIONS 7 pts
- PIOUS 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- POONS 7 pts
- POSIT 7 pts
- POUTS 7 pts
- PUNTO 7 pts
- PUNTS 7 pts
- PUTON 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SCOOT 7 pts
- SCOUT 7 pts
- SITUP 7 pts
- SNOOP 7 pts
- SONIC 7 pts
- SPOON 7 pts
- SPOUT 7 pts
- STOIC 7 pts
- STOOP 7 pts
- STOUP 7 pts
- SUNUP 7 pts
- TOCOS 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- TOPIS 7 pts
- TOPOI 7 pts
- TOPOS 7 pts
- TUNIC 7 pts
- UNCOS 7 pts
- UNCUS 7 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- SNOOT 5 pts
- SNOUT 5 pts
- SUINT 5 pts
- TONUS 5 pts
- TOONS 5 pts
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