Definitions for guilty
ˈgɪl tiguilty

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. guiltyadjective

   responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

   "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

2. guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamedadjective

   showing a sense of guilt

   "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. guiltynoun

   A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

   Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .

2. guiltynoun

   A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.

   Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .

3. guiltyadjective

   Responsible for a dishonest act.

   He was guilty of cheating at cards.

   Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .

4. guiltyadjective

   Judged to have committed a crime.

   The guilty man was led away.

   Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .

5. guiltyadjective

   Having a sense of guilt

   Do you have a guilty conscience?

   Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .

6. guiltyadjective

   Blameworthy.

   I have a guilty secret.

   Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Guilty

   having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of, and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the punishment

   Etymology: [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]

2. Guilty

   evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling

   Etymology: [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]

3. Guilty

   conscious; cognizant

   Etymology: [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]

4. Guilty

   condemned to payment

   Etymology: [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]

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1. Guilty

   "Guilty" is a hook-centric song by the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's fifth album Dead Letters on March 21, 2003. The single was released on August 4, 2004 by the record label Playground Music. It was the last single from the album Dead Letters and also features the track "First Day of My Life". The UK version features "Guilty", "Play Dead" and the video of "Guilty".

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guilty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2496

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guilty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2272

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guilty' in Adjectives Frequency: #319

How to pronounce guilty?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say guilty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guilty in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guilty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of guilty in a Sentence

1. Denise Richards:

   In normal circumstances, my husband and I, we take one weekend a month, we go to a hotel, where its just us, we dont feel guilty about it and we have our adult time and I think its a very important thing for any couple to [know] its OK to reconnect and not feel guilty having your household taken care of.

2. Nik Zanella:

   I never felt guilty, i'm convinced that surfing is something that makes people feel free, and no one needs that more than people in that country.

3. The Netanyahu:

   So don’t worry : There will be recommendations, there will be signs saying, ‘ Bibi is guilty until proven innocent, ’ but I am sure that at the end of the day the competent legal bodies will come to the same conclusion, to the simple truth : There is nothing.

4. Jeremy Strong:

   They mean a lot to him. Unfortunately, they're consistently disappointing, which I understand, i mean, any parent is both in love with their child, but there's also expecting sometimes too much of them. You know, we're all guilty of that. We can put terrible pressure on our children in order to validate themselves, you know ?

5. Steve Fishman:

   At one point, Bernie Madoff cornered the hot chocolate market, bernie Madoff bought up every package of Swiss Miss from the commissary and sold Swiss Miss for a profit in the prison yard. Bernie Madoff monopolized hot chocolate ! Bernie Madoff made Swiss Miss so that if you wanted any, you had to go through Bernie Madoff. Bernie Madoff, once the Nasdaq chairman, used Bernie Madoff reputation and savvy to dupe sophisticated investors, regulators and Wall Street banks. Bernie Madoff confessed in December 2008 that Bernie Madoff was running a multi decade Ponzi scheme and that more than $ 65 billion Bernie Madoff claimed to have on hand for investors had dwindled to a few hundred million dollars from an original investment of about $ 20 billion. Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to fraud and is serving a 150-year prison sentence in Butner, N.C. Fishman reportedly hosts an Audible series called.

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