What does blameworthy mean?

Definitions for blameworthy
ˈbleɪmˌwɜr ðiblame·wor·thy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpableadjective

    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

    "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"

Wiktionary

  1. blameworthyadjective

    Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

    Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Blameworthyadjective

    Culpable; blameable; worthy of blame or censure.

    Etymology: from blame and worthy.

    Although the same should be blameworthy, yet this age hath reasonably well forborn to incur the danger of any such blame. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 12.

ChatGPT

  1. blameworthy

    Blameworthy refers to deserving blame or censure due to being responsible for a fault, mistake, or wrong action. It is an adjective used to describe someone who is deserving of criticism or condemnation for doing something that is not acceptable or right.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blameworthyadjective

    deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of blameworthy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of blameworthy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of blameworthy in a Sentence

  1. Brandon Garrett:

    The more higher-ups that are involved, the more the company is considered blameworthy and deserving of more serious punishment.

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