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What is "culpably"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Culpably

Culpable \Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), a. [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.]

  1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal.
    --State Trials (1413).

    If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures.
    --Sharp.

  2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.]
    --Spenser. -- Cul"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Cul"pa*bly, adv.

Wiktionary
culpably

adv. In a culpable manner.

WordNet
culpably

adv. in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure [syn: reprehensibly]

Usage examples of "culpably".

There could be no chance of overtaking Mr Kyd, whose correspondent was so culpably in arrears.

You see, Friend Employer was displaying a cultivated taste in vintage champagnes, but he'd been culpably negligent in not laying down a large stock for private consumption before the Great Drought set in.