Culpable \Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), a. [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.]

[1913 Webster]

1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal. --State Trials (1413). [1913 Webster]

If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. --Sharp. [1913 Webster]

2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.]

--Spenser. -- Cul"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Cul"pa*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "culpable": accusable, amiss, arraignable, at fault, blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, chargeable, criminal, faulty, guilty, impeachable, implicated, imputable, inculpated, indictable, involved, open to criticism, peccant, reprehensible, reproachable, reprovable, sinful, to blame, unholy

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

culpable adj : deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Culpable \Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), a. [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.]

1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal. --State Trials (1413).

If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. --Sharp.

2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.]

--Spenser. -- Cul"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Cul"pa*bly, adv.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)