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   Guilt·y

   /ˈɡiltē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing: "he was found guilty of manslaughter" Similar culpableto blameblameworthyblameableat faultin the wrongresponsibleanswerableaccountableliablecensurablereproachablecondemnablereprehensibleerringerrantdelinquentoffendingsinfulfeloniousiniquitouscriminalconvictedarchaic:peccantOpposite innocent
   • ▪ justly chargeable with a particular fault or error: "she was guilty of a serious error of judgment"
   • ▪ conscious of or affected by a feeling of guilt: "John felt guilty at having deceived the family" Similar ashamedguilt-riddenconscience-strickenremorsefulsorryregretfulcontriterepentantpenitentruefulabashedshamefacedsheepishhangdogmortifieddiscomfiteddistresseduncomfortablein sackcloth and ashesinformal:with one's tail between one's legsrare:compunctiousOpposite unrepentant
   • ▪ involving a feeling or a judgment of guilt: "a guilty verdict"

   Word Origin Old Englishgyltig (see guilt, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. guiltily adverb
   • 2. guiltiness noun

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