blameworthy

/ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/

UK: /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/

blameworthy

English Adj
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Definition

Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

Etymology

From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame + -worthy.

Example Sentences

  • "Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations."
  • "And there are ſome diſpoſitions blame-vvorthy in men, vvhich are yet, in a right ſenſe, holily aſcribed unto God; as unchangeableneſs, and irrepentance: […]"
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