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Meanings of little compunction in English

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Usage of little compunction in English
1
Consequently, he had but little compunction in divulging the plot to the authorities.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
2
She felt very little compunction about breaking her promise to Geraldine.
The Lovels of Arden
3
I didn't mean Aunt Jane, said Kate, feeling a little compunction.
Countess Kate
4
The young wife felt a little compunction in her heart.
If Only etc.
5
Probably you have done much the same again since, and with as little compunction.
Winding Paths
6
When this point was reached experiences sometimes followed which caused not a little compunction.
An Original Belle
7
This fellow would betray me to save his skin with as little compunction as-
The Trampling of the Lilies
8
The man was unconscious, and, with little compunction, Jack rapidly searched through his pockets.
Jack of the Pony Express; Or, The Young Rider of the Mountain Tr...
9
Your father, godly as he is, would have little compunction in despoiling such an Amalekite.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
10
He had very little compunction about what had happened.
The Lovels of Arden
11
She had but little compunction over his self-sacrificing mood.
A Young Girl's Wooing
12
He felt some little compunction at what had happened.
The Grell Mystery
13
They are mostly young men, operating as raiders, killing and destroying with very little compunction.
Planet of the Damned
14
I have little compunction in spooning on lemon curd and cream, ennobling the pudding mightily.
The Guardian
15
She had little compunction in the matter.
Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
16
The fellow would starve the whole camp to death with as little compunction as one drowns blind puppies.
Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
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