a. [ Compar. Gultier superl. Guiltiest. ] [ AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt. ] 1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of, and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the punishment; as, guilty of murder. [ 1913 Webster ]
They answered and said, He is guilty of death. Matt. xxvi. 66. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor he, nor you, were guilty of the strife. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Conscious; cognizant. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Condemned to payment. [ Obs. & R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]