guilty
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,804 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,046 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act guilty of murderthe guilty person
- showing a sense of guilt also: hangdog, shamefaced, shamed a guilty lookthe hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy
guilty in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I am very guilty, certainly, but not as you think.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The culprits were found guilty in a body and sentenced to immediate execution.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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He, the guilty party, is absolved from all suffering; you, the innocent, are borne down with it.
A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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If I had been guilty of anything that I could think of, it would have been frightening.
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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Feeling as guilty as the detective thought him, he paused there and examined the house for some sign of life.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1