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The definition of guilty is feeling bad about something you have done, or is someone who committed and was proved responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.

(adjective)

An example of guilty is a person who feels bad he stole a car.
An example of guilty is a description for a person who was responsible for stealing a car.

See guilty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective guiltier, guiltiest

having guilt; deserving blame or punishment; culpable
having one's guilt proved; legally judged an offender
showing or conscious of guilt: a guilty look
of or involving guilt or a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience

Origin: ME gilti < OE gyltig

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guiltily adverb
guiltiness noun

See guilty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est

a. Responsible for a reprehensible act; culpable.
b. Law Found to have violated a criminal law by a jury or judge.
c. Deserving blame, as for an error: guilty of misjudgment.
Suffering from or prompted by a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience.
Suggesting or entailing guilt: a guilty smirk; a guilty secret. See Synonyms at blameworthy.

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