criminous

[ krim-uh-nuh s ]

/ ˈkrɪm ə nəs /

adjective Archaic.

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Words nearby criminous

criminative, crimini, criminogenic, criminol., criminology, criminous, crimmer, crimp, crimple, crimplene, crimpy

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

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