guilty

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

guiltier

Superlative

guiltiest

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

guilties

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Responsible for a dishonest act.

   • He was guilty of cheating at cards.
   • I still feel guilty about having forgotten his bday.

2. 2.Judged to have committed a crime.

   • The guilty man was led away.

3. 3.Having a sense of guilt.

   • Do you have a guilty conscience?
   • The numbers thin out the further we get from London, so I don't feel guilty when I remove my mask momentarily to scoff some of the snacks I'd bought at Marylebone.

4. 4.Blameworthy.

   • I have a guilty secret.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

2. 2.A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.

3. 3.One who is declared guilty of a crime.

   • The not guilties walked out and went to work if they had jobs; the guilties were hauled away to spend maybe thirty days on the county farm growing cabbage.

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Antonyms

• innocent