guilty -
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))]
