blameful

[ bleym-fuh l ]
/ ˈbleɪm fəl /

adjective

deserving blame; blameworthy: blameful neglect.
Archaic. imputing blame; accusing.

Origin of blameful

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at blame, -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM blameful

Example sentences from the Web for blameful

  • No word has ever been uttered to their moral detriment; they are, in this blameful age, among the most blameless of its people.

    The Arena |Various
  • And shame me not for nought, I'll freely own whate'er amiss, Or blameful I have wrought.

  • I never saw him let pass, without some sorrowful remonstrance or endeavor at mitigation, a blameful word spoken by another.

    Famous European Artists |Sarah K. Bolton
  • Ruskin wrote that in all his life he had never heard from Turner one unkind or blameful word for others.

British Dictionary definitions for blameful

blameful
/ (ˈbleɪmfʊl) /

adjective

deserving blame; guilty

Derived forms of blameful

blamefully, adverb blamefulness, noun