adj.
Pronunciation: - ˌ w ə r- th ē
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
: being at fault : deserving blame
– blame · wor · thi · ness noun
synonyms BLAMEWORTHY , BLAMABLE , GUILTY , CULPABLE mean deserving reproach or punishment. BLAMEWORTHY and BLAMABLE apply to any degree of reprehensibility <conduct adjudged blameworthy > <an accident for which no one is blamable >. GUILTY implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing < guilty of a breach of etiquette>. CULPABLE is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence < culpable neglect>.