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guiltylike

guiltylike adverb: guiltily.

Adverb

guiltylike (comparative more guiltylike, superlative most guiltylike)

  1. (informal) guiltily
    • No, sure, I cannot think it, / That he would steal away so guiltylike, / Seeing you coming.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • Guiltylike I wail my case, shame of sin doth sting my face, spare me, god, who beg for grace.1851, Paul de Lagarde, Hymns of the Old Catholic Church of England, page 95

Examples of guiltylike in a sentence

  • So I stole away, guiltylike, an' went down an' stood beside the sea.1914, Bram Stoker, Greater Love:
  • I could tell from the way Katie looked up, sort of guiltylike when I came in, that she and her folks had been talking about Katie's sister, Elsie, who lived in Paris1957, Marrijane Hayes, Joseph Hayes, Bon Voyage!, page 42:
  • She'd fall into fits of brooding and then jump, guiltylike, when she was roused.2012, Kate Ross, Cut to the Quick:
  • "I'm fine," he said, and nodded like a marionette, but his eyse were shifting back and forth guiltylike.2013, Chris Lynch, Shadow Boxer, page 89:

Synonyms of guiltylike

Forms of guiltylike

comparativemore guiltylike
superlativemost guiltylike
alternative formguilty-like

Origin of guiltylike

From guilty + -like.

Questions about guiltylike

What does guiltylike mean?
Guiltylike means guiltily.
How do you use guiltylike in a sentence?
So I stole away, guiltylike, an' went down an' stood beside the sea.
What part of speech is guiltylike?
Guiltylike is an adverb.

Words near guiltylike in the dictionary

  1. guilty as sin
  2. guilty conscience
  3. guilty pleasure
  4. guilty pleasures
  5. guilty-like
  6. guiltylike
  7. guiltyness
  8. Guim
  9. Guimad
  10. Guimar
  11. Guimaras

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