culpable
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
Translations edit
blameworthy
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Further reading edit
- “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.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin culpābilis, equivalent to culpar + -able.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
culpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural culpables)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin culpābilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
culpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural culpables)
- guilty, culpable
- hacerle sentir culpable ― to guilt trip
- guilty (having a sense of guilt)
- una conciencia culpable ― a guilty conscience
Noun edit
culpable m or f by sense (plural culpables)
- culpable person
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “culpable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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