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culpably

/kˈʌlpəbli/ adv

In a culpable manner.

Word Origin From Latin culpa 'fault, blame' — so culpable means blameworthy. Culpably is doing something in a blameworthy manner. The root also gives us exculpate (to remove blame) and inculpate (to assign blame). The PIE root *kwelp- suggests a turning or bending, perhaps a moral deviation.

adv In a culpable manner.

The company acted culpably by ignoring safety regulations.

(副词) 有过错地；应受责备地

该公司忽视安全法规的行为应受谴责。

(adverbio) culpablemente [De manera culpable.]

La empresa actuó de forma culpable al ignorar las normas de seguridad.

(adverbe) coupablement; de manière coupable; blâmablement [D'une manière coupable, de façon blâmable.]

L'entreprise agit culpably en ignorant les normes de sécurité.

(Adverb) schuldhaft; vorwerfbar [Auf eine schuldhafte oder vorwerfbare Weise.]

Das Unternehmen handelte **culpably**, indem es Sicherheitsvorschriften ignorierte.

(副詞) 過失がある様子で、責めを負うべき状態で。

その会社は安全規則を無視するという、落ち度のある行動を取った。

(advérbio) culpavelmente [De maneira culpável.]

A empresa agiu de forma culpável ao ignorar as normas de segurança.

Synonyms: guiltily blameworthily wrongfully criminally reprehensibly Antonyms: innocently blamelessly inculpably
Word parts: culp + able + ly

Related words

culpability exculpate exculpatory inculpate

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