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Traditional English :: guilt
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guiltily.html - n. 1 the fact of having committed a specified or implied offence. 2 a culpability. b the feeling of this. guilt complex Psychol. a mental obsession with the idea of having done wrong. [OE gylt, of unkn. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: guiltless
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guiltily.html - adj. 1 ( often foll. by of an offence) innocent. 2 (foll. by of) not having knowledge or possession of. guiltlessly adv. guiltlessness n. [OE gyltleas (as GUILT, -LESS)] |
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Traditional English :: guilty
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guiltily.html - adj. (guiltier, guiltiest) 1 culpable of or responsible for a wrong. 2 conscious of or affected by guilt (a guilty conscience; a guilty look). 3 concerning guilt (a guilty secret). 4 a (often foll. by of) having committed a (specified) offence. b Law adjudged to have committed a specified offence, esp. by a verdict in a trial. guiltily adv. guiltiness n. [OE gyltig (as GUILT, -Y(1))] |
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Traditional English :: guild
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guiltily.html - n. (also gild) 1 an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal. 2 a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants. [ME prob. f. MLG, MDu. gilde f. Gmc: rel. to OE gild payment, sacrifice] |
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Traditional English :: guilder
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guiltily.html - n. 1 the chief monetary unit of the Netherlands. 2 hist. a gold coin of the Netherlands and Germany. [ME, alt. of Du. gulden: see GULDEN] |
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Traditional English :: guildhall
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guiltily.html - n. 1 the meeting-place of a guild or corporation; a town hall. 2 (the Guildhall) the hall of the Corporation of the City of London, used for ceremonial occasions. |
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