guilty: meaning and definitions

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What is guilty?

What is guilty?

  • Responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; deserving of blame; culpable: guilty of cheating; the guilty party.
  • Law Adjudged to have committed a crime.
  • Suffering from or prompted by a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience.
  • Hinting at or entailing guilt: a guilty smirk; a guilty secret. See Synonyms at blameworthy.

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