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Deserving criticism or blame for a fault or wrongful act.

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blameworthy

Concealing the damaged equipment was blameworthy even though nobody was hurt.
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The review found negligence in the handling of the listing: a responsible editor had skipped an agreed check despite having the necessary message and enough time. The team considered that avoidable failure blameworthy because reasonable care would have revealed the mismatch.
From Owning a Preventable Mistake.
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