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blamable
adjective blam·able \ˈblā-mə-bəl\
Definition of BLAMABLE
: deserving blame : reprehensible
— blam·ably \-blē\ adverb
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First Known Use of BLAMABLE
14th century
Related to BLAMABLE
- Synonyms
- blameworthy, censurable, culpable, reprehensible, reproachable
- Antonyms
- blameless, faultless, impeccable, irreproachable
Synonym Discussion of BLAMABLE
blameworthy, blamable, guilty, culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility <conduct adjudged blameworthy> <an accident for which no one is blamable>. guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing <guilty of a breach of etiquette>. culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence <culpable neglect>.
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