blameworthy
Syllables: blame·worthy/ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/US/ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/
blameworthy adjective: deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
Adjective
blameworthy (comparative more blameworthy, superlative most blameworthy)
- Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
- 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: […]1648, J[oseph] Hall, chapter XLVI, in Select Thoughts: Or, Choice Helps for a Pious Spirit. […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Brooke, […], published 1654, →OCLC, page 140
- Synonyms:
- at fault, to blame, censurable, culpable, guilty, nocent, reprehensible
- Antonyms:
- praiseworthy
blameworthy meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Punjabi
blameworthy in Tamil
- கண்டிக்கத்தக்க, பழிக்கத்தக்க
blameworthy in Bengali
- নিন্দনীয়, দোষের যোগ্য
blameworthy in Malayalam
- reprehensible, culpable, indefensible
- കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തത്തക്ക, ദൂഷണീയ, കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്താവുന്ന, ശിക്ഷാർഹമായ, കുറ്റമാരോപിക്കാവുന്ന, ശിക്ഷാർഹമായ കുറ്റം ചെയ്ത
blameworthy in Punjabi
- blameworthy
- کانا kāṇā
More languagesFewer languages
- blameworthy in Odia
- କୁ ku, ପରା parā
- blameworthy in Sanskrit
- निन्द्य nindya
- blameworthy in Arabic
- مَلُوم malūm
Synonyms of blameworthy
Antonyms
Forms of blameworthy
| comparative | more blameworthy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most blameworthy |
| alternative form | blame-worthy |
Origin of blameworthy
From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame + -worthy.
Words formed from blameworthy
Questions about blameworthy
- What does blameworthy mean?
- Blameworthy means deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
- What is blameworthy in Tamil?
- Blameworthy in Tamil is கண்டிக்கத்தக்க, பழிக்கத்தக்க. See Blameworthy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is blameworthy?
- Blameworthy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce blameworthy?
- Blameworthy is pronounced /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/ (UK).
Words near blameworthy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: blameworthy (page history and authors); blameworthy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); blameworthy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); blameworthy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); کانا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); କୁ (Odia) (page history and authors); निन्द्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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