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- pronunciation:
- gIl
ti
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
guiltier, guiltiest |
| definition 1: |
feeling or showing guilt.
My lunch money was nowhere to be found, and then I noticed the guilty look on his face.- antonyms:
- clear, innocent
- similar words:
- responsible
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| definition 2: |
responsible for breaking a law or doing something wrong.
The judge sent the guilty man to prison.- similar words:
- criminal, responsible, to blame, wrong
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| related words: |
ashamed, bad, sorry |
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| derivations: |
guiltily (adv.), guiltiness (n.) |
The word guilty
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
Example words:
bony, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, foggy, funny, guilty, healthy, itchy, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, summery, sunny, wintry
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