Meanings
comparative more unguilty · superlative most unguilty
- Not guilty.
XLVI "Tell me what will you do? why would you stain Your noble hands in our unguilty blood?
1544-1595, Edward Fairfax (1560-1635), Jerusalem Delivered1 more example
And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
1566, William Adlington, The Golden AsseSynonyms: guiltless, innocent, blameless, clean, clean-handed, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot guilty.
Origin
- Old Englishungyltiġ
- Middle Englishungilti
- Englishunguilty
Inherited from Middle English ungilti, ungulti, from Old English ungyltiġ; equivalent to un- + guilty.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish syytön, viaton
- syytönnot guilty
- viatonnot guilty
French 1800taxmeno
- 1800taxmenonot guilty
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unguilty
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