BLAMEWORTHY


Meaning of BLAMEWORTHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwər-thē ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.