guilty

Speech parts

1. guilty - Noun

2. guilty - Adjective

4. guilty - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

culpable shamefaced penitent responsible ashamed shamed remorseful regretful answerable hangdog blameworthy at fault convicted guilt-ridden in the wrong
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Antonyms

innocent virgin beneficent right clear remorseless
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Phrases with the word

be guilty Found guilty guilty party find guilty feel guilty declare guilty

Derivatives

guiltier guiltiest

Examples

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do. Voltaire

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted. Livy

Anyone who considers himself guilty before God and repents must believe that the reproach and contempt of others towards him is just and to be endured. Gregory Palamas

A guilty conscience needs no accuser. English Proverb

A guilty conscience is a lively enemy. Hindi Proverb

Running away makes you guilty. Polish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

guiltlike guiltridden guiltware guilty act guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl guilty as charged