adjective (guiltier, guiltiest)
HELPNOTE more guilty and most guilty are more common
1 ~ (about sth) feeling ashamed because you have done sth that you know is wrong or have not done sth that you should have done:
I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often. * John had a guilty look on his face. * I had a guilty conscience and could not sleep.
2 ~ (of sth) having done sth illegal; being responsible for sth bad that has happened:
The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence. * He pleaded guilty to murder. * the guilty party (= the person responsible for sth bad happening) * We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives.
OPPINNOCENT
guiltily adverb
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for guilty is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does guilty appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — guilty appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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