Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blameful

/ˈbleɪmfl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blame-ful
IPA
/ˈbleɪmfl̩/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That imputes or conveys blame

adj

blameworthy

Etymology

From Middle English blameful, equivalent to blame + -ful.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more blameful (comparative) most blameful (superlative)

Derived Forms

blamefully blamefulness unblameful

Synonyms

blameworthy blamable blameable censurable culpable

Questions

How do you pronounce blameful?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbleɪmfl̩/.
What does blameful mean?
That imputes or conveys blame
Where does blameful come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce blameful

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