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—blamelessly, adv. —blamelessness, n./blaym"lis/, adj.free from or not deserving blame; guiltless: a blameless child.[1350-1400; ME; see BLAME, -LESS]Ant. guilty.
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Blameless — Blame less, a. Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; sometimes followed by of. [1913 Webster] A bishop then must be blameless. 1 Tim. iii. 2. [1913 Webster] Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave. Mallet. [1913 Webster] We… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blameless — I adjective above reproach, above suspicion, absolved, acquitted, clean, clear, condonable, entirely defensible, exculpable, exculpated, exonerated, faultless, free from guilt, free from wrong, guilt free, guiltless, immaculate, impeccable,… … Law dictionary
blameless — late 14c., from BLAME (Cf. blame) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Blamelessly; blamelessness. Seldom used blameful is recorded from late 14c … Etymology dictionary
blameless — [adj] not responsible above suspicion, clean, clean handed, clear, crimeless, exemplary, faultless, good, guilt free, guiltless, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, in the clear*, irreprehensible, irreproachable, not guilty, perfect,… … New thesaurus
blameless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ innocent of wrongdoing. DERIVATIVES blamelessly adverb blamelessness noun … English terms dictionary
blameless — [blām′lis] adj. free from blame blamelessly adv. blamelessness n … English World dictionary
blameless — [[t]ble͟ɪmləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is blameless has not done anything wrong. He feels he is blameless... The US itself, of course, is not entirely blameless in trading matters. ...a blameless life … English dictionary
blameless — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely ▪ She herself was entirely blameless. ▪ far from, not entirely … Collocations dictionary
blameless — blame|less [ˈbleımləs] adj not guilty of anything bad = ↑innocent ▪ The police are not always entirely blameless (=are guilty of doing something bad) in these matters. ▪ She had led a blameless life . >blamelessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
blameless — blame|less [ bleımləs ] adjective not responsible for anything bad: I feel sorry for him, but he s not exactly blameless. a. never causing any trouble or doing anything bad: He emigrated to Brazil, where he led a blameless life. ╾ blame|less|ly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blameless — adjective formal not guilty of anything bad; innocent 1 (1): I don t think he s entirely blameless. | a blameless life blamelessly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
