Sekirov Dictionary

guilty

/ˈɡɪl.ti/

adjective 4
noun 3
forms 5
phrases 1

adjective4

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Responsible for a dishonest act.
- He was guilty of cheating at cards.
- I still feel guilty about having forgotten his bday.
•
Blameworthy.
- I have a guilty secret.
•
feeling bad about having done something wrong
- Do you have a guilty conscience?
•
Judged to have committed a crime.
- The guilty man was led away.

noun3

A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
•
One who is declared guilty of a crime.
- The not guilties walked out and went to work if they had jobs; the guilties were hauled away to spend maybe thirty days on the county farm growing cabbage. — 1997

forms

guilties · guiltier · more guilty · guiltiest · most guilty

Phrases with guilty

guilty pleasure
Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

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