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blame⋅wor⋅thy

  [bleym-wur-thee]
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–adjective
deserving blame; blameful: a blameworthy administration.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see blame, worthy

Related forms:
blame⋅wor⋅thi⋅ness, noun
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blame·wor·thy   (blām'wûr'thē)   
adj.   blame·wor·thi·er, blame·wor·thi·est
Deserving blame; reprehensible.
blame'wor'thi·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean meriting reproof or punishment: blameworthy behavior; blamable but understandable resentment; blameful impulsiveness; censurable misconduct; culpable negligence; guilty deeds; reprehensible arrogance.
Antonym: blameless
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Blameworthy

Blame"wor`thy\, a. Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. -- Blame"wor`thi*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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