guilty

Plural: guilties

Adjective

• Responsible for a fault or offense; blameworthy.
• responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
  • "guilty of murder"
  • "the guilty person"
  • "secret guilty deeds"

Adjective Satellite

• showing a sense of guilt; ; - Eric Linklater
  • "a guilty look"

Adj

• Responsible for a dishonest act.
• Judged to have committed a crime.
• Having a sense of guilt.
• Blameworthy.

Noun

• A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
• A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
• One who is declared guilty of a crime.

Examples

• Do you have a guilty conscience?
• He was guilty of cheating at cards.
• I have a guilty secret.
• The guilty man was led away.
• The player felt GUILTY for hoarding all the ’S’ tiles, leaving none for her opponent.

Synonyms

hangdog, shamed, shamefaced, culpable, shildy

Antonyms

innocent, not guilty

Related Words

unguilty, GUILTILY

Anagrams of guilty