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Word: Culpable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving punishment’): from Old French coupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare ‘to blame’, from culpa ‘fault, blame’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkʌlpəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deserving blame
Short Definition:deserving blame
Examples:- mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders
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