Guily

/ˈɡɪli/ adjective

Definition

An alternate or archaic spelling of guilty; responsible for or having committed a wrongdoing.

Etymology

This appears to be an obsolete or variant spelling of guilty from Middle English, where spelling was less standardized. It represents an earlier stage of English orthography before guilty became the standard form.

Kelly Says

Guily is a reminder that modern spelling is actually quite recent—before standardized dictionaries, people spelled guilt-related words many different ways, and what looks like a typo might be historically accurate!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኃጢአት ምስክር
ha-ty-at mis-kir
ARالعربية
ذنب
dhinb
BNবাংলা
অপরাধী
opara-dhi
CACatalà
culpable
koo-l-pa-ble
CSČeština
vinný
vi-nny
DADansk
skyldig
shkil-dig
DEDeutsch
schuldig
shol-dihg
ELΕλληνικά
νοήμα
no-ee-ma
ESEspañol
culpable
koo-l-pa-ble
FAفارسی
مذنب
ma-dh-nib
FISuomi
syyllinen
shyl-li-nen
FRFrançais
coupable
koo-pa-ble
GUGU
પાપી
pa-pi
HAHA
laifin
lai-fin
HEעברית
אשם
a-sham
HIहिन्दी
अपराधी
apar-a-dhi
HUMagyar
bűnös
be-noo-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersalah
ber-sa-lah
IGIG
inyị
in-yi
ITItaliano
colpevole
kol-pe-vo-le
JA日本語
有罪
yu-zai
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
KMKM
ការអនុវត្ត
ka-ra-an-u-vat
KO한국어
유죄
yu-jwe
MRMR
पापी
pa-pi
MSBahasa Melayu
bersalah
ber-sa-lah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်ုပ်၏ အကြောင်း
kyun-o-p-ye a-kyang
NLNederlands
schuldig
shol-dihg
NONorsk
skyldig
shkil-dig
PAPA
ਗੁਨਾਹਗਾਰ
gu-na-ha-gar
PLPolski
winny
vi-nny
PTPortuguês
culpado
koo-l-pa-doo
RORomână
vinovat
vi-no-vat
RUРусский
виновный
vinov-nyy
SVSvenska
skyldig
shkil-dig
SWKiswahili
hatia
ha-tee-a
TAதமிழ்
குற்றவாளி
kutt-ra-va-li
TEతెలుగు
నింద
ni-nda
THไทย
ผิด
phet
TLTL
mahiya
ma-hi-ya
TRTürkçe
suçlu
soo-ch-loo
UKУкраїнська
винува́тий
vi-nu-va-tyy
URاردو
مذنب
ma-dh-nib
VITiếng Việt
có lỗi
co loi
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀sẹ̀
awon eh-se
ZH中文
有罪
yǒuzuì
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
oo-mu-ntu oo-mu-hle

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