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culpable

cul·pable

UK/ˈkʊlpəbəl/ US/ˈkʌlpəbəl/ rare

adjective

1.

deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

  • “blameworthy if not criminal behavior”
  • “censurable misconduct”
  • “culpable negligence”
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Origin

From Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis (“blameworthy”), from culpō (“to blame, condemn”), from culpa (“a fault, crime, mistake”). Compare also culprit.

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