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blameful

[ bleym-fuh l ]
/ ˈbleɪm fəl /
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adjective

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

Words related to blameful

blamable, censurable, culpable, guilty

Words nearby blameful

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

OTHER WORDS FROM blameful

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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 of blameful

blamefully, adverbblamefulness, noun
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