criminous
[ krim-uh-nuh s ]
/ ˈkrɪm ə nəs /
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adjective Archaic.
Nearby words
- criminative,
- crimini,
- criminogenic,
- criminol.,
- criminology,
- criminy,
- crimmer,
- crimogenic,
- crimp,
- crimple
Origin of criminous
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Examples from the Web for criminous
On the most burning question, that of criminous clerks, he offered a compromise.
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. CoultonMy natal Huck, retrograde in the tenth, gives an untrustworthy, criminous person.
Conquest Over Time|Michael ShaaraEach tells that blood tells, in that his selection of criminous groove will be governed largely by his instinctive predilections.
Criminal Types|V. M. Masten