culpable
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or…Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
» According to what she said, he's culpable.
Meaning
1 sensesMeriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
I am culpable for stealing your money.
verdammenswert, schuldig, strafbar
вино́вныйvinóvnyj, винова́тыйvinovátyj
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
Examples
3 sentencesAccording to what she said, he's culpable.
Tom was arrested and charged with culpable driving.
Someone who sees something wrong being done and does nothing about it, is as culpable as the perpetrator of the act.
deWer eine Missetat sieht und nichts dagegen unternimmt, ist genau so schluldig wie der, der sie begeht.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis (“blameworthFrom Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis (“blameworthy”), from culpō (“to blame, condemn”), from culpa (“a fault, crime, mistake”). Compare also culprit.
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Forms
more culpable, most culpable| Comparative | more culpable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most culpable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious:blameworthyblamableblameableblamefulcensurable
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form