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culpable.

Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkʌlpəbəl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkʊlpəbəl/Midlands, Northern-England/ˈkɐlpəbəl/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.

    I am culpable for stealing your money.
Where this word comes from

From 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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