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guilty


 
  Grep  of  noun  guilty 
  guilty  conscience 
 
  Overview  of  adj  guilty 
 
  The  adj  guilty  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  guilty  --  (responsible  for  or  chargeable  with  a  reprehensible  act  or  marked  by  guilt;  "guilty  of  murder";  "the  guilty  person";  "secret  guilty  deeds";  "a  guilty  conscience";  "guilty  behavior") 
  2.  (0)  guilty,  hangdog,  shamefaced,  shamed  --  (showing  a  sense  of  guilt;  "a  guilty  look";  "the  hangdog  and  shamefaced  air  of  the  retreating  enemy"-  Eric  Linklater) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  guilty 
 
  2  senses  of  guilty 
 
  Sense  1 
  guilty  (vs.  innocent) 
 
  innocent  (vs.  guilty),  guiltless,  clean-handed 
  =>  absolved,  clear,  cleared,  exculpated,  exonerated,  vindicated 
  =>  acquitted,  not  guilty 
  =>  blameless,  inculpable,  irreproachable,  unimpeachable 
 
  Sense  2 
  guilty,  hangdog,  shamefaced,  shamed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ashamed)  ->  unashamed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  guilty 
 
  2  senses  of  guilty 
 
  Sense  1 
  guilty  (vs.  innocent) 
  =>  at  fault 
  =>  blameworthy,  blamable,  blameable,  blameful,  censurable,  culpable 
  =>  bloodguilty 
  =>  chargeable,  indictable 
  =>  condemned,  convicted 
  =>  conscience-smitten 
  =>  criminal 
  =>  delinquent 
  =>  finable,  fineable 
  =>  guilt-ridden 
  =>  punishable 
  =>  red-handed 
  Also  See->  inculpatory#1,  inculpative#1;  unrighteous#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  guilty,  hangdog,  shamefaced,  shamed 
  =>  ashamed(prenominal)  (vs.  unashamed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  guilty 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  guilty 
 
  guilty  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  guilty 
  bloodguilty 
  guilty 
  not  guilty 
 
  Overview  of  adj  guilty 
 
  The  adj  guilty  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  guilty  --  (responsible  for  or  chargeable  with  a  reprehensible  act  or  marked  by  guilt;  "guilty  of  murder";  "the  guilty  person";  "secret  guilty  deeds";  "a  guilty  conscience";  "guilty  behavior") 
  2.  (0)  guilty,  hangdog,  shamefaced,  shamed  --  (showing  a  sense  of  guilt;  "a  guilty  look";  "the  hangdog  and  shamefaced  air  of  the  retreating  enemy"-  Eric  Linklater) 



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