culpable

adjective

/ˈkʌl.pə.bl̩/ formal

Definition

› deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad: He was held culpable (= blamed) for all that had happened.Guilty culpability

/ˌkʌl.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › After the accident, the company refused to accept culpability.Innocent culpably

/-bli/ adverb Innocent

(Definition of culpable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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