Guiltier
/ˈɡɪl.ti.ər/noun
Comparative form of guilty, meaning more guilty.
Did you know?*Guilty* ultimately comes from the same Old English root as *guilt* and *guilty*, tied to a notion of being liable or deserving of punishment rather than to any mystical force.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
gyltig
“liable to punishment; criminal, guilty”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gultīgaz
“liable, at fault”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gheldh-
“to pay, owe, be indebted”
Middle English
ME
guilti
“guilty”
Modern English
English
guiltier
“more guilty”