CULPABLE Meaning of CULPABLE in English ■ adjective deserving blame.Derivativesculpability nounculpably adverb OriginME: from OFr. coupable , ~ , from L. culpabilis , from culpare 'to blame', from culpa 'fault, blame'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004