culpable
[ kuhl-puh-buhl ]
/ ˈkʌl pə bəl /
adjective
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
Origin of culpable
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin
culpābilis, equivalent to
culpā(re) to hold liable (derivative of
culpa blame) +
-bilis
-ble; replacing Middle English
coupable < Middle French < Latin as above
OTHER WORDS FROM culpable
Words nearby culpable
culminative,
culo,
culottes,
culpa,
culpability,
culpable,
culpable homicide,
culpeper,
culprit,
cult,
cult of personality
Example sentences from the Web for culpable
British Dictionary definitions for culpable
culpable
/ (ˈkʌlpəbəl) /
adjective
deserving censure; blameworthy
Derived forms of culpable
culpability or culpableness, noun culpably, adverbWord Origin for culpable
C14: from Old French
coupable, from Latin
culpābilis, from
culpāre to blame, from
culpa fault