guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing.

GUILTY definition: 1. feeling worried or unhappy because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to…. Learn more.

1. having committed an offense, crime, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; culpable: to be found guilty of murder. 2. characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent. 3. having or …

Guilty is an adjective used to describe a state of being responsible for wrongdoing, committing a crime, or an act that is considered wrong or unlawful. It also refers to a feeling of remorse or regret for one's …

Feb 2, 2026 · Adjective guilty (comparative guiltier or more guilty, superlative guiltiest or most guilty) Responsible for a dishonest act.

Having guilt; deserving blame or punishment; culpable. Having one's guilt proved; legally judged an offender. Found to have violated a criminal law by a jury or judge. Showing or conscious of guilt. A …

Having incurred guilt; not innocent; morally or legally delinquent; culpable; specifically, having committed a crime or an offense, or having violated a law, civil or moral, by an overt act or by neglect, and by …

GUILTY definition: having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable. See examples of guilty used in a …

Guilty is used of an action or fact that you feel guilty about. Many may be keeping it a guilty secret. I leave with a guilty sense of relief.

GUILTY meaning: 1 : responsible for committing a crime or doing something bad or wrong often + of sometimes used informally in a joking way; 2 : showing that you know you have done something bad …