blame·ful

(blām′fəl)

adj.

Deserving of blame.

blame′ful·ly adv.

blame′ful·ness n.

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blameful

(ˈbleɪmfʊl)

adj

deserving blame; guilty

ˈblamefully adv

ˈblamefulness n

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blame•ful

(ˈbleɪm fəl)

adj.

deserving blame; blameworthy.

[1350–1400]

blame′ful•ly, adv.

blame′ful•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

blameful - deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"

blamable, blameable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable

guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

blameful

adjective

Deserving blame:

blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible.

Idiom: at fault.

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