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3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Culpable \Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), adjective [OE. culpable, coulpable,
coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also
coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame,
fr. culpa fault.]
1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral;
criminal. --State Trials (1413).
If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he
is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his
measures. --Sharp.
2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.] --Spenser. --
{Cul"pa*ble*ness}, noun -- {Cul"pa*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
culpable
adjective: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or
injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior";
"censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blameworthy},
{blamable}, {blameable}, {blameful}, {censurable}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "culpable":
accusable, amiss, arraignable, at fault, blamable, blameful,
blameworthy, censurable, chargeable, criminal, faulty, guilty,
impeachable, implicated, imputable, inculpated, indictable,
involved, open to criticism, peccant, reprehensible, reproachable,
reprovable, sinful, to blame, unholy
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