compunctiously

== English == === Etymology === From compunctious +‎ -ly. === Adverb === compunctiously (comparative more compunctiously, superlative most compunctiously) (dated) With compunction; guiltily or regretfully. Synonyms: guiltylike, nocently, ruefully, sorrowfully; see also Thesaurus:guiltily === References === “compunctiously”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.