compunctious

Adj

Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.

Origin / Etymology

From the stem of compunction + -ous; compare factious. Apparently taken up in modern use from Macbeth by William Shakespeare (see quotation).

Scrabble Score: 20

compunctious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
compunctious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compunctious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 27

compunctious: valid Words With Friends Word