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Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction.

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  1. a. Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction.
  2. Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction. That no compunctious vistings of nature Shake my fell purpose. Shak.
  3. Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attendedwith, or causing, compunction.That no compunctious vistings of nature Shake my fell purpose. Shak.
  4. a. Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction.