English Online Dictionary. What means guilty? What does guilty mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɪl.ti/
- Rhymes: -ɪlti
Adjective
guilty (comparative guiltier or more guilty, superlative guiltiest or most guilty)
- Responsible for a dishonest act.
- (law) Judged to have committed a crime.
- Having a sense of guilt.
- Blameworthy.
Synonyms
- culpable
- shildy (dialectal)
Antonyms
- not guilty
- innocent
Derived terms
Related terms
- unguilty
Translations
Noun
guilty (plural guilties)
- (law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
- (law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
- One who is declared guilty of a crime.