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guiltlike

guiltlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of guilt.

Adjective

guiltlike (comparative more guiltlike, superlative most guiltlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of guilt.
    • Mature guilt is a far cry from the early manifestations of guilt and guiltlike behavior in childhood.2001, Martin L Hoffman, Empathy and moral development: implications for caring and justice

Forms of guiltlike

comparativemore guiltlike
superlativemost guiltlike

Origin of guiltlike

From guilt + -like.

Questions about guiltlike

What does guiltlike mean?
Guiltlike means resembling or characteristic of guilt.
What part of speech is guiltlike?
Guiltlike is an adjective.

Words near guiltlike in the dictionary

  1. guiltinesses
  2. guilting
  3. guiltless
  4. guiltlessly
  5. guiltlessness
  6. guiltlike
  7. guiltridden
  8. guilts
  9. guiltware
  10. guilty
  11. guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl

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