blamably

Knight, somewhat blamably, keenly enjoyed sparring with the palpitating mobile creature, whose excitable nature made any such thing a species of cruelty.

A Pair of Blue Eyes 2006

In the good old times they were as scrupulously exact in these matters, as they are now most blamably lax.

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3

Lee, by the way, had constantly insinuated that Franklin was blamably lax, if not actually untrustworthy, in money matters, though all the while he and his friend Izard had been quite shameless in extorting from the doctor very large sums for their own expenses.

Benjamin Franklin 1888

Knight, somewhat blamably, keenly enjoyed sparring with the palpitating mobile creature, whose excitable nature made any such thing a species of cruelty.

A Pair of Blue Eyes Thomas Hardy 1884

In its histories, the note of provincialism still lingers, -- inevitably, and not blamably.

The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement George Spring Merriam 1878

Bear all this in mind (it is the sworn testimony of respectable witnesses); and pray do not forget -- however foolishly and blamably he may have written about her in the secret pages of his

The Law and the Lady Wilkie Collins 1856

I therefore took occasion to observe that the world in general began to be blamably indifferent as to doctrinal matters, and followed human speculations too much.

The Vicar of Wakefield 1766

'She had; he came here the day before she wrote to you; and I could prove to you, if it were worth while, that on that day she went voluntarily to his house, though not artfully or blamably; stayed for two hours playing and singing; that no sooner did she leave him than she went straight home, and wrote the letter saying she should not see you again, entirely because she had seen him and fallen desperately in love with him -- a perfectly natural thing for a young girl to do, considering that he's the handsomest man in the county.

Desperate Remedies Thomas Hardy 1884