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Meaning of 'guilty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Guilty [ superl.]
- 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.
- Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling.
- Conscious; cognizant.
- Condemned to payment.

Meaning of 'guilty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . guilty [ a]
Meaning (1):
- responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
Example in sentence:
  • guilty of murder;
  • secret guilty deeds;
  • the guilty person
2 . guilty [ s]
Meaning (2):
- showing a sense of guilt
Example in sentence:
  • a guilty look;
  • the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy

Nearby Words:

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