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Responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; deserving of blame; culpable: guilty of cheating; the guilty party.
(adjective)
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Law Adjudged to have committed a crime.
(adjective)
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Suffering from or prompted by a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience.
(adjective)
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Hinting at or entailing guilt: a guilty smirk; a guilty secret. See Synonyms at blameworthy.
(adjective)
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