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culpable

adj
/ˈkʌlpəbəl/CA/ˈkɐlpəbəl/

Etymology

From Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis (“blameworthy”), from culpō (“to blame, condemn”), from culpa (“a fault, crime, mistake”). Compare also culprit.

  1. derived from culpābilis
  2. derived from culpable
  3. derived from culpable

Definitions

  1. Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or…

    Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.

    • It would be […] impossible to list all the reasons why one might keep their sexuality hidden, and by no means is it culpable for a person to fear for their job or their family's esteem
    • I am culpable for stealing your money.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at culpable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01culpable02guilty03dishonest04honest05fraud06undeserved07unfair08fair09innocent10responsibility

A definitional loop anchored at culpable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at culpable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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