guiltily

English

Etymology

From guilty +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪltˌɪli/ (UK)
• Rhymes: -ɪli

Adverb

guiltily (comparative more guiltily, superlative most guiltily)

1. In a guilty manner; as if guilty.
   • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 262:

     Guiltily, from time to time, she took swift inquiring looks at Mina, who was dressed more carefully, and had fresh plaited her hair.

   • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 156:

     He was guiltily aware now that he had kept Podson in the dark about the state of his finances to secure that extra fortnight's painting.