blameworthy, blamable, guilty, culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment.
blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility.
guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing.
culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence.
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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