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guilty

Syllabification: (guilt·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈgiltē/
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Definition of guilty

adjective (guiltier, guiltiest)

  • culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing:the police will soon discover who the guilty party is he was found guilty of manslaughter he found them guilty on a lesser chargeSee also find, plead.
  • 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 she wrestled with a guilty conscience after her adultery
  • involving a feeling or a judgment of guilt:I have no guilty secret to reveal a guilty verdict

Phrases

not guilty

innocent, especially of a formal charge:he pled not guilty to murder

Derivatives

guiltily

Pronunciation: /-təlē/
adverb

guiltiness

noun

Origin:

Old English gyltig (see guilt, -y1)

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Definition of guilty in the British & World English dictionary