guilty 
/ˈgɪlti/ adjective
guilt·i·er; guilt·i·est /ˈgɪlti/ adjective [also more guilty; most guilty] 1 : responsible for committing a crime or doing something bad or wrong
▪ Do you think he's innocent or guilty? ▪ Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty? ▪ Police have not been able to identify the guilty party. [=the person who committed the crime] ▪ The state will prove that the defendants are guilty as charged. [=that they committed the crime they are accused of committing] ▪ (informal) They're (as) guilty as sin. [=completely/very guilty] — often + of ▪ The jury found her guilty of manslaughter. ▪ The only thing I'm guilty of is bad taste. — sometimes used informally in a joking way ▪ “Did you plan this party?” “Guilty as charged.” [=yes, I did] — opposite innocent 2 a : showing that you know you have done something bad or wrong
▪ The children exchanged guilty looks. ▪ He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.
b : feeling bad because you have done something bad or wrong or because you believe you have done something bad or wrong
▪ There's no need to feel guilty about it. ▪ Chocolate is one of my guilty pleasures. [=something that I enjoy even though eating it causes feelings of guilt]
▪ Do you think he's innocent or guilty? ▪ Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty? ▪ Police have not been able to identify the guilty party. [=the person who committed the crime] ▪ The state will prove that the defendants are guilty as charged. [=that they committed the crime they are accused of committing] ▪ (informal) They're (as) guilty as sin. [=completely/very guilty] — often + of ▪ The jury found her guilty of manslaughter. ▪ The only thing I'm guilty of is bad taste. — sometimes used informally in a joking way ▪ “Did you plan this party?” “Guilty as charged.” [=yes, I did] — opposite innocent
▪ The children exchanged guilty looks. ▪ He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.
b : feeling bad because you have done something bad or wrong or because you believe you have done something bad or wrong
▪ There's no need to feel guilty about it. ▪ Chocolate is one of my guilty pleasures. [=something that I enjoy even though eating it causes feelings of guilt]
— guilt·i·ly /ˈgɪltəli/ adverb
▪ She hung her head guiltily.
/ˈgɪltəli/ adverb ▪ She hung her head guiltily.
