Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blameworthy

/ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: blame-worthy
IPA: /ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

Example Sentences

"Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations."
"And there are ſome diſpoſitions blame-vvorthy in men, vvhich are yet, in a right ſenſe, holily aſcribed unto God; as unchangeableneſs, and irrepentance: […]"

Etymology

From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame + -worthy.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: blame worthy
Suffix: blame

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/
British English: /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/

Inflected Forms

more blameworthy (comparative) most blameworthy (superlative) blame-worthy (alternative)

Derived Forms

blameworthily blameworthiness nonblameworthy unblameworthy

Synonyms

at fault to blame blameworthy censurable culpable guilty nocent reprehensible

Antonyms

praiseworthy

Questions

How do you pronounce blameworthy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/.
What does blameworthy mean?: Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
Where does blameworthy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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