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blameful

[ bleym-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. deserving blame; blameworthy:

    blameful neglect.

  2. Archaic. imputing blame; accusing.


blameful

/ ˈbleɪmfʊl /

adjective

  1. deserving blame; guilty


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Derived Forms

  • ˈblamefully, adverb
  • ˈblamefulness, noun

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Other Words From

  • blameful·ly adverb
  • blameful·ness noun
  • non·blameful adjective
  • non·blameful·ly adverb
  • non·blameful·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blameful1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; blame, -ful

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Example Sentences

Ther blood-curse hes laid on these hyar hills full long, an' God Almighty will hold ye blameful ef ye don't stop this killin'.

No word has ever been uttered to their moral detriment; they are, in this blameful age, among the most blameless of its people.

And shame me not for nought, I'll freely own whate'er amiss, Or blameful I have wrought.

Ruskin wrote that in all his life he had never heard from Turner one unkind or blameful word for others.

I never saw him let pass, without some sorrowful remonstrance or endeavor at mitigation, a blameful word spoken by another.

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