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   guilty

   /ˈɡɪlti/

   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 judgement"
   • ▪ conscious of, affected by, or revealing a feeling of guilt: "he felt guilty about the way he had treated her" Similar ashamedguilt-riddenconscience-strickenremorsefulsorryregretfulcontriterepentantpenitentruefulabashedshamefacedsheepishhangdogmortifieddiscomfiteddistresseduncomfortablein sackcloth and ashesinformal:with one's tail between one's legsrare:compunctiousOpposite unrepentant
   • ▪ causing a feeling of guilt: "a guilty secret"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. guiltily adverb
   • 2. guiltiness noun

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   What does guilty mean in a sentence?

   • Guilty definition: having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable. See examples of GUILTY used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if someone is guilty of a crime?

   • Someone guilty has done something wrong or illegal. And when you do something wrong, you feel guilty — bad or sorry — about it. The police are responsible for finding out who’s guilty of a crime so they can be arrested, convicted, and punished.

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   What does guilt mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! GUILTY definition: 1. feeling guilt: 2. responsible for breaking a law: 3. the person who has done something wrong…. Learn more.

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   What is a guilty look?

   • Definition of guilty adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary feeling ashamed because you have done something that you know is wrong or have not done something that you should have done Matt and Chrissy both looked equally guilty. John had a guilty look on his face. I had a guilty conscience and could not sleep.

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