cul·pa·ble

[kuhl-puh-buhl]
adjective
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin culpābilis, equivalent to culpā(re) to hold liable (derivative of culpa blame) + -bilis -ble; replacing Middle English coupable < Middle French < Latin as above

cul·pa·bil·i·ty, cul·pa·ble·ness, noun
cul·pa·bly, adverb
non·cul·pa·ble, adjective
non·cul·pa·ble·ness, noun
non·cul·pa·b·ly, adverb
un·cul·pa·ble, adjective


reprehensible.
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culpable (ˈkʌlpəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
deserving censure; blameworthy
 
[C14: from Old French coupable, from Latin culpābilis, from culpāre to blame, from culpa fault]
 
culpa'bility
 
n
 
'culpableness
 
n
 
'culpably
 
adv

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culpable
late 13c., coupable, from O.Fr. coupable, from L. culpabilis, from culpa "crime, fault, blame." English and French both restored the first Latin -l- in later Middle Ages.
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Example sentences
Cal's senior management is either incompetent or culpable.
Attorney found culpable of professional misconduct, but no period of suspension
  imposed.
It's true, that there is a huge difference between explaining culpable
  behaviour and defending it.
However, this moral philosopher is certainly guilty of culpable negligence with
  respect to the truth.
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