culpable
English
Etymology
From Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpabilis (“blameworthy”), from culpare (“to blame, condemn”), from culpa (“fault, crime, mistake”).
Pronunciation
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.
Derived terms
Translations
blameworthy
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Further reading
- “culpable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “culpable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin culpabilis, equivalent to culpar + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
culpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural culpables)
Related terms
Further reading
- “culpable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “culpable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “culpable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “culpable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin culpabilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
culpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural culpables)
Noun
culpable m or f (plural culpables)
- culpable person
Related terms
Further reading
- “culpable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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