Criminous — Crim i*nous (kr?m ? n?s), a. [L. criminosus, fr. crimen. See {Crime}.] Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very wicked; heinous. [Obs.] Holland. {Crim i*nous*ly}, adv. {Crim i*nous*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
criminous — [krim′ə nəs] adj. Now Rare CRIMINAL (senses 2 & 3) … English World dictionary
criminous — ˈkrimənəs adjective Etymology: Middle French crimineux, from Medieval Latin criminosus, from Latin, reproachful, slanderous, from crimin , crimen crime + osus ous 1. a. obsolete : deserving punishment : criminal b … Useful english dictionary
criminous — adjective Date: 15th century criminal … New Collegiate Dictionary
criminous — /krim euh neuhs/, adj. Archaic. criminal. [1425 75; late ME < OF crimineux < ML, L criminosus, equiv. to crimin (s. of crimen; see CRIME) + osus OUS] * * * … Universalium
criminous — adjective criminal … Wiktionary
criminous — crim·i·nous … English syllables
Criminously — Criminous Crim i*nous (kr?m ? n?s), a. [L. criminosus, fr. crimen. See {Crime}.] Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very wicked; heinous. [Obs.] Holland. {Crim i*nous*ly}, adv. {Crim i*nous*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Criminousness — Criminous Crim i*nous (kr?m ? n?s), a. [L. criminosus, fr. crimen. See {Crime}.] Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very wicked; heinous. [Obs.] Holland. {Crim i*nous*ly}, adv. {Crim i*nous*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crim|i|nous — «KRIHM uh nuhs», adjective. 1. dealing with crime: »a criminous melodrama, a criminous plot. 2. guilty of crime; criminal: »One may well think that Henry II was just in demanding that criminous clerks be tried in the King s courts (W. H. Auden) … Useful english dictionary
