About The Word Guilty

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Guilty

Guilty Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Guilty?
[adj] showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
[adj] responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"; "a guilty conscience"; "guilty behavior" Synonyms | Synonyms for Guilty: ashamed(p) | at fault | blamable | blameable | blameful | blameworthy | bloodguilty | censurable | chargeable | condemned | conscience-smitten | convicted | criminal | culpable | delinquent | finable | fineable | guilt-ridden | hangdog | indictable | punishable | red-handed | shamed | shamefaced Related Terms | Find terms related to Guilty: accountable | amiss | answerable | apologetic | arraignable | ashamed | at fault | blamable | blameful | blameworthy | censurable | conscience-stricken | contrite | criminal | culpable | delinquent | embarrassed | faulty | impeachable | impeached | implicated | incriminated | inculpated | indictable | indicted | involved | offending | peccant | penitent | red-faced | regretful | remorseful | repentant | reprehensible | reproachable | reprovable | responsible | rueful | sheepish | sinful | sorrowful | sorry | to blame | unholy | wrong See Also | inculpative | inculpatory | unrighteous Guilty In Webster's Dictionary \Guilt"y\, a. [Compar. {Gultier}; superl. {Guiltiest}.]
[AS. gyltig liable. See {Guilt}.]
1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent;
wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something
censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of,
and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the
punishment.
They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
--Matt. xxvi.
66.
Nor he, nor you, were guilty of the strife.
--Dryden.
2. Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a
guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling.
3. Conscious; cognizant. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
4. Condemned to payment. [Obs. & R.] --Dryden.
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