Cul·pa·ble a.
1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal.
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.]
-- Cul*pa*ble*ness, n. -- Cul*pa*bly, adv.
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culpably
adv : in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure [syn:
reprehensibly]