definitions

blameful

[ bleym-fuh l ]
/ ˈbleɪm fəl /
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adjective

deserving blame; blameworthy: blameful neglect.
Archaic. imputing blame; accusing.

RELATED WORDS

blamable, censurable, culpable, guilty

Nearby words

blamable, blame, blame culture, blameable, blamed, blameful, blameless, blamestorm, blamestorming, blameworthy, blanc

Origin of blameful

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

Related forms

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Examples from the Web for blameful

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

    The Arena|Various

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

    A Book of Ballads, Volume 1|Various

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

    Famous European Artists|Sarah K. Bolton

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

    Pictures Every Child Should Know|Dolores Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for blameful

blameful

/ (ˈbleɪmfʊl) /

adjective

deserving blame; guilty

Derived Forms

blamefully, adverbblamefulness, noun
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