guilty

/ˈgɪlti/ adjective

Definition

ASHAMED › ashamed because you have done something wrong: [+ about + doing sth] I feel so guilty about not going to see them.

LAW › having broken a law: The jury found her guilty (= decided that she was guilty of a crime). They found him guilty of rape.

guiltily adverb guiltiness noun [U]

(Definition of guilty adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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