guilty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɡɪl.ti/
Etymology
From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.
Meanings
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Responsible for a dishonest act.
I still feel guilty about having forgotten his bday.
He was guilty of cheating at cards.
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Judged to have committed a crime.
The guilty man was led away.
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Having a sense of guilt.
I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Do you have a guilty conscience?
The numbers thin out the further we get from London, so I don't feel guilty when I remove my mask momentarily to scoff some of the snacks I'd bought at Marylebone.
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
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Blameworthy.
At twilight in the summerv[…] the mice come out. Theyv[…]veat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly—the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty—on the floor.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:I have a guilty secret.
Don’t you see that we have been playing a guilty game, and have been overreached […]
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 71, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guiltiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| guiltier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more guilty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most guilty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
innocent as the babe unborn · innocent · unblameable · unblameworthy · innocent · clean · not guilty · clean as a whistle · clear · righteous · innocent as the child unborn · sackless · guiltless · clean-handed · uncalculating · pure · sinless · clean as a hound's tooth · irreprehensible · praiseworthy · unguilty · dovelike · innocent · not guilty · blameless · offenseless · nonblameworthy
Deriveds
guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl · guilty conscience · guiltylike · guilty pleasure · guilty as charged · inguilty · nonguilty · guiltiness · beguilty · guiltily · guilty as sin · bloodguilty · unguilty
Hypernyms
exceptionable · illaudable · amenable · uncommendable · responsible · accountable · unpraiseworthy
Relateds
peccable · weighed in the balance · unguilty
Synonyms
to blame · blameworthy · guilty · nocent · censurable · culpable · shildy · blameless · at fault · culpable · reprehensible · nocent · praiseworthy · censurable · culpable
Translations (146)
gd ciontach (responsible for a dishonest act) · grc ἔνοχος (responsible for a dishonest act) · ro vinovat (responsible for a dishonest act) · fr coupable (judged to have committed a crime) · pl winny (responsible for a dishonest act) · scn jastimijatu (blameworthy) · ms bersalah (judged to have committed a crime) · br kablus (responsible for a dishonest act) · la reus (responsible for a dishonest act) · grc ἔνοχος (judged to have committed a crime) · de schuldig (blameworthy) · sk vínny (responsible for a dishonest act) · mk виновен (responsible for a dishonest act) · nn skyldig (responsible for a dishonest act) · sa ऋण (responsible for a dishonest act) · vi phạm tội (responsible for a dishonest act) · ar مُذْنِبَة (responsible for a dishonest act) · uk ви́нний (responsible for a dishonest act) · ca culpable (having a sense of guilt) · fi syyllinen (judged to have committed a crime) · pt culpado (judged to have committed a crime) · ca culpable (judged to have committed a crime) · fa گناهکار (responsible for a dishonest act) · mi mau tangetange (judged to have committed a crime) · fi ruma (blameworthy) · ro vinovat (judged to have committed a crime) · bg вино́вен (judged to have committed a crime) · xal бурута (responsible for a dishonest act) · ur مجرم (responsible for a dishonest act) · de tadelnswert (blameworthy) · de fehlbar (judged to have committed a crime) · ca culpable (responsible for a dishonest act) · lv atbildīgs (blameworthy) · ru вино́вный (judged to have committed a crime) · hi दोषी (responsible for a dishonest act) · scn ncurpatu (judged to have committed a crime) · rom dosh (responsible for a dishonest act) · nl schuldig (judged to have committed a crime) · ml കുറ്റക്കാരനായ (responsible for a dishonest act) · la nocens (responsible for a dishonest act) · he אָשֵׁם (having a sense of guilt) · la sons (judged to have committed a crime) · wa coupåbe (responsible for a dishonest act) · pl winny (judged to have committed a crime) · mi mau tangtange (responsible for a dishonest act) · wa coupåbe (judged to have committed a crime) · ga ciontach (having a sense of guilt) · tr suçlu (responsible for a dishonest act) · la sons (responsible for a dishonest act) · el ένοχος (responsible for a dishonest act) · es culpable (responsible for a dishonest act) · pt culpado (responsible for a dishonest act) · hy մեղավոր (judged to have committed a crime) · ru винова́тый (responsible for a dishonest act) · am ጥፋተኛ (responsible for a dishonest act) · cmn 有罪 (responsible for a dishonest act) · fi syyllinen (responsible for a dishonest act) · hy հանցավոր (judged to have committed a crime) · eo kulpa (responsible for a dishonest act) · de schuldig (judged to have committed a crime) · ar مُذْنِب (judged to have committed a crime) · ga ciontach (judged to have committed a crime) · ur مجرم (judged to have committed a crime) · pl winien (responsible for a dishonest act) · pt culpado (having a sense of guilt) · yi שולדיק (responsible for a dishonest act) · be ві́нны (responsible for a dishonest act) · sv skamsen (having a sense of guilt) · ang sċyldiġ (responsible for a dishonest act) · mi whaihara (responsible for a dishonest act) · ko 유죄의 (responsible for a dishonest act) · he חַיָּב (blameworthy) · bg гузен (having a sense of guilt) · mi whaihara (judged to have committed a crime) · xag 𐔲𐔴𐔾𐔿𐔰 (responsible for a dishonest act) · ja 有罪の (responsible for a dishonest act) · ang sċyldiġ (judged to have committed a crime) · tr suçlu (judged to have committed a crime) · el ένοχος (judged to have committed a crime) · he אָשֵׁם (responsible for a dishonest act) · vi tội lỗi (responsible for a dishonest act) · sh kriv (responsible for a dishonest act) · ar مُذْنِب (responsible for a dishonest act) · lb schëlleg (responsible for a dishonest act) · de schuldbewusst (having a sense of guilt) · vi có tội (responsible for a dishonest act) · sv skyldig (responsible for a dishonest act) · lv vaininieks (judged to have committed a crime) · cs vinen (responsible for a dishonest act) · it colpevole (judged to have committed a crime) · cy euog (responsible for a dishonest act) · fi syyllinen (having a sense of guilt) · is sekur (responsible for a dishonest act) · mi mau tangetange (responsible for a dishonest act) · fr coupable (responsible for a dishonest act) · hu bűnös (judged to have committed a crime) · scn ncurpàvili (having a sense of guilt) · uk винува́тий (responsible for a dishonest act) · scn sbrigugnatu (blameworthy) · nl schuldig (responsible for a dishonest act) · es nocente (responsible for a dishonest act) · lv vainīgs (blameworthy) · de tadelnswürdig (blameworthy) · scn curpàvili (responsible for a dishonest act) · be вінава́ты (responsible for a dishonest act) · da skyldig (judged to have committed a crime) · ja 疚しい (having a sense of guilt) · ja 有罪の (having a sense of guilt) · ru вино́вный (responsible for a dishonest act) · la culpabilis (responsible for a dishonest act) · vi có tội (judged to have committed a crime) · lv vainīgs (having a sense of guilt) · pl winna (responsible for a dishonest act) · it colpevole (responsible for a dishonest act) · sh крив (responsible for a dishonest act) · vi phạm tội (judged to have committed a crime) · fi likainen (blameworthy) · la nocens (judged to have committed a crime) · hy մեղավոր (responsible for a dishonest act) · fa گناهکار (judged to have committed a crime) · ga ciontach (responsible for a dishonest act) · lv vainīgs (judged to have committed a crime) · vi tội lỗi (judged to have committed a crime) · bg вино́вен (responsible for a dishonest act) · pl oskarżony (judged to have committed a crime) · cs vinný (responsible for a dishonest act) · he אָשֵׁם (judged to have committed a crime) · nn skuldig (responsible for a dishonest act) · da skyldig (responsible for a dishonest act) · sv skyldig (judged to have committed a crime) · ru винова́тый (having a sense of guilt) · ml കുറ്റബോധമുള്ള (having a sense of guilt) · sl kriv (responsible for a dishonest act) · km មានទោស (judged to have committed a crime) · th มีความผิด (judged to have committed a crime) · de schuldig (responsible for a dishonest act) · lv vainīgs (responsible for a dishonest act) · nb skyldig (responsible for a dishonest act) · ml കുറ്റക്കാരനായ (judged to have committed a crime) · mt ħati (responsible for a dishonest act) · cmn 有罪 (judged to have committed a crime) · lv vaininiece (judged to have committed a crime) · hu bűnös (responsible for a dishonest act) · scn affruntatu (having a sense of guilt) · es culpable (judged to have committed a crime) · ca reprovable (blameworthy)