CULPABLY

reprehensibly, culpably

(adverb) in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

culpably (comparative more culpably, superlative most culpably)

In a culpable manner.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


CULPABLE

Cul"pa*ble (kl"p-b'l), a. Etym: [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.]

1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal. State Trials (1413). If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. Sharp.

2. Guilty; as, clpable of a crime. [Obs.] Spenser.

– Cul"pa*ble*ness, n.

– Cul"pa*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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