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culpable

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cul·pa·ble  (klp-bl)
adj.
Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious. See Synonyms at blameworthy.

[Middle English coupable, from Old French, from Latin culpbilis, from culpre, to blame, from culpa, fault.]

culpa·bili·ty n.
culpa·bly adv.

culpable
Adjective
deserving blame [Latin culpa fault]
culpability n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.culpable - deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

culpable
adjective blameworthy, wrong, guilty, to blame, liable, in the wrong, at fault, sinful, answerable, found wanting, reprehensible << OPPOSITE blameless
Translations
Spanish culpable [ˈkʌlpəbl] adjculpable
French culpable [ˈkʌlpəbl] adjcoupable
German culpable [ˈkʌlpəbl] adjschuldig
Italian culpable [ˈkʌlpəbl] adjcolpevole

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As writers of travels among barbarous communities are generally very diffuse on these subjects, he deems it right to advert to what may be considered a culpable omission.
The intentions of the first may be upright, as they may on the contrary be culpable.
The culpable threw himself at the Emperor, and said--
 
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