blameworthy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/ (General-American)
- /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame + -worthy.
Meanings
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Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations.
And there are ſome diſpoſitions blame-vvorthy in men, vvhich are yet, in a right ſenſe, holily aſcribed unto God; as unchangeableneſs, and irrepentance: […]
1648, J[oseph] Hall, chapter XLVI, in Select Thoughts: Or, Choice Helps for a Pious Spirit. […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Brooke, […], published 1654, →OCLC, page 140:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blame-worthy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most blameworthy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more blameworthy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
blameworthiness · nonblameworthy · blameworthily · unblameworthy
Synonyms
at fault · to blame · censurable · culpable · guilty · at fault · blameworthy · reprehensible · to blame · nocent
Translations (26)
it biasimabile (deserving blame or censure) · ro condamnabil (deserving blame or censure) · ru посты́дный (deserving blame or censure) · ca culpable (deserving blame or censure) · io blaminda (deserving blame or censure) · ru досто́йный порица́ния (deserving blame or censure) · it deprecabile (deserving blame or censure) · la accūsābilis (deserving blame or censure) · ro de condamnat (deserving blame or censure) · enm blame worthy (deserving blame or censure) · es reprehensible (deserving blame or censure) · de verdammenswert (deserving blame or censure) · it vituperabile (deserving blame or censure) · nl afkeurenswaardig (deserving blame or censure) · la vituperābilis (deserving blame or censure) · grc ἐπίψογος (deserving blame or censure) · la reprehensibilis (deserving blame or censure) · fr blâmable (deserving blame or censure) · ko 책임이 있는 (deserving blame or censure) · es reprensible (deserving blame or censure) · ar مَلُوم (deserving blame or censure) · mk ви́новен (deserving blame or censure) · sv klandervärd (deserving blame or censure) · fi moitittava (deserving blame or censure) · es culpable (deserving blame or censure) · pt culpável (deserving blame or censure)