culpable
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Etymology
From Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpabilis (“blameworthy”), from culpare (“to blame, condemn”), from culpa (“fault, crime, mistake”). Compare also culprit.
Pronunciation
Adjective
culpable (comparative more culpable, superlative most culpable)
- Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
- I am culpable for stealing your money.
Derived terms
Translations
blameworthy
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Further reading
- “culpable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “culpable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin culpābilis, equivalent to culpar + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
culpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural culpables)
Related terms
Further reading
- “culpable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “culpable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “culpable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “culpable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Etymology
From Latin culpābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
culpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural culpables)
Noun
culpable m or f by sense (plural culpables)
- culpable person
Related terms
Further reading
- “culpable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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