What does guilty mean?
Definitions for guilty
ˈgɪl tiguilty
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word guilty.
Princeton's WordNet
guilty(adj)
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
"guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed(adj)
showing a sense of guilt
"a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
Wiktionary
guilty(Noun)
A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .
guilty(Noun)
A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .
guilty(Adjective)
Responsible for a dishonest act.
He was guilty of cheating at cards.
Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .
guilty(Adjective)
Judged to have committed a crime.
The guilty man was led away.
Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .
guilty(Adjective)
Having a sense of guilt
Do you have a guilty conscience?
Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .
guilty(Adjective)
Blameworthy.
I have a guilty secret.
Etymology: From gilty, gulty, from gyltig, equivalent to .
Webster Dictionary
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.]
Guilty
evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling
Etymology: [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]
Guilty
conscious; cognizant
Etymology: [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]
Guilty
condemned to payment
Etymology: [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]
Freebase
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'guilty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2496
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'guilty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2272
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'guilty' in Adjectives Frequency: #319
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of guilty in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of guilty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of guilty in a Sentence
The Democratic Party is 100 percent guilty for the economy's collapse. The lives of citizens have deteriorated so much.
I've always been very lucky, my family fully supports me, I'm very embraced by my community, i felt guilty about that in the past because I understand that's not the experience everyone has, but instead of feeling guilty I want to shine that forward.
If Hunter Biden's not guilty or it's not provable, they should get it out of the way now.
I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent.
Everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
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Translations for guilty
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- مذنبArabic
- reprovable, culpableCatalan, Valencian
- vinen, vinnýCzech
- schuldig, tadelnswürdig, schuldbewusst, fehlbar, tadelnswertGerman
- culpableSpanish
- گناهکارPersian
- ruma, syyllinen, likainenFinnish
- coupableFrench
- दोषीHindi
- bűnösHungarian
- colpevoleItalian
- 有罪, やましいJapanese
- schëllegLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- vaininiece, vainīgs, vaininieks, atbildīgsLatvian
- oskarżony, winny, winien, winnaPolish
- culpadoPortuguese
- виновный, виноватыйRussian
- skamsen, skyldigSwedish
- குற்றவாளிTamil
- suçluTurkish
- مجرمUrdu
- 犯Chinese
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