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guilty
adjective
-
guilty
,
guiltier
,
guiltiest
having
done
something
wrong
or
against
the
law
•
The
jury
declared
the
suspect
guilty
after
reviewing
the
evidence
.
The
jury
declared
the
suspect
guilty
after
reviewing
the
evidence
.
•
Security
cameras
proved
the
teenager
was
guilty
of
shoplifting
.
Security
cameras
proved
the
teenager
was
guilty
of
shoplifting
.
From
Old
English
gyltig
(“
offending
,
delinquent
”),
from
gylt
(“
crime
,
sin
”)
+
-y
.
adjective
-
guilty
,
guiltier
,
guiltiest
feeling
ashamed
or
sorry
because
you
have
done
something
wrong
•
Mia
felt
guilty
for
forgetting
her
best
friend's
birthday
.
Mia
felt
guilty
for
forgetting
her
best
friend's
birthday
.
•
I
always
feel
guilty
when
I
eat
cake
late
at
night
.
I
always
feel
guilty
when
I
eat
cake
late
at
night
.
Same
origin
as
the
legal
sense
,
extended
to
the
feeling
of
having
done
wrong
.
