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criminous

[ krim-uh-nuhs ]
/ ˈkrɪm ə nəs /

adjective Archaic.

criminal.

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Origin of criminous

1425–75; late Middle English <Old French crimineux<Medieval Latin, Latin crīminōsus, equivalent to crīmin- (stem of crīmen;see crime) + -ōsus-ous

Words nearby criminous

criminative, crimini, criminogenic, criminol., criminology, criminous, crimmer, crimp, crimple, Crimplene, crimpy
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Example sentences from the Web for criminous

  • On the most burning question, that of criminous clerks, he offered a compromise.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various

  • First, there are frequent records of criminous clerks handed over to the bishop, in the ordinary routine, by the lay justices.

    Chaucer and His England|G. G. Coulton

  • My natal Huck, retrograde in the tenth, gives an untrustworthy, criminous person.

    Conquest Over Time|Michael Shaara

  • Each tells that blood tells, in that his selection of criminous groove will be governed largely by his instinctive predilections.

    Criminal Types|V. M. Masten