guilt´i|ness

guilt´i|ness
guilt|y «GIHL tee», adjective, guilt|i|er, guilt|i|est.
1. having done wrong; deserving to be blamed and punished: »

The jury pronounced the prisoner guilty of murder.

SYNONYM(S): culpable, sinful, criminal.
2. knowing or showing that one has done wrong: »

The boy who hit the cat had a guilty conscience and a guilty look.

3. Obsolete. deserving: »

He is guilty of death (Matthew 26:66).

[Old English gyltig]
guilt´i|ly, adverb.
guilt´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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