exculpatory

Meanings

Adjective

clearing of guilt or blame

Adj

Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.

Origin / Etymology

From exculpate + -ory (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to, serving for’). Exculpate is derived from Medieval Latin exculpātus and Latin exculptus, the perfect passive participle of exculpō, from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + culpa (“defect, fault; crime”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-).

Synonyms

disculpatory, exonerative, vindicatory

Antonyms

criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory, inculpatory, nonexculpatory

Scrabble Score: 25

exculpatory is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exculpatory is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exculpatory is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 28

exculpatory is a valid Words With Friends word