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blameful

[ bleym-fuhl ]
/ ˈbleɪm fəl /
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adjective

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

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Origin of blameful

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

OTHER WORDS FROM blameful

Words nearby blameful

blamable, blame, blameable, blame culture, blamed, blameful, blameless, blamestorm, blameworthy, blanc, Blanca Peak
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Words related to blameful

at fault, blamable, censurable, culpable, guilty

Example sentences 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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