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Webster 1913 Edition
Culpable
Cul′pa-ble
(k?l′p?-b’l)
, Adj.
[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.
Cul′pa-ble-ness
, Noun.
Cul′pa-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Culpable
CULPABLE
,Adj.
1.
Blamable; deserving censure; as the person who has done wrong, or the act, conduct or negligence of the person. We say, the man is culpable, or voluntary ignorance is culpable.2.
Sinful; criminal; immoral; faulty. But generally, culpable is applied to acts less atrocious than crimes.3.
Guilty of; as culpable of a crime. [Not used.]Definition 2024
culpable
culpable
English
Adjective
culpable (comparative more culpable, superlative most culpable)
- Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy.
- I am culpable for stealing your money.
Derived terms
- culpability
- culpably
- culpable homicide
- culpable negligence
Translations
blameworthy
External links
- culpable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- culpable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911