culpable
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpabilis (“blameworthy”), from culpare (“to blame, condemn”), from culpa (“fault, crime, mistake”)
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[edit] Adjective
culpable (comparative more culpable, superlative most culpable)
- meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy
- I am culpable for stealing your money. (Deserving Blame)
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blameworthy
[edit] External links
- culpable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- culpable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
From Latin culpabilis, equivalent to culpar + -able.
[edit] Adjective
culpable m. and f. (plural culpables)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
Latin culpabilis.
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[edit] Adjective
culpable m. and f. (plural culpables)
[edit] Noun
culpable m. and f. (plural culpables)
- The people responsible
