"criminous" meaning in English

See criminous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more criminous [comparative], most criminous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English crymynous, from Latin crīminōsus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|crymynous}} Middle English crymynous, {{der|en|la|crīminōsus}} Latin crīminōsus Head templates: {{en-adj}} criminous (comparative more criminous, superlative most criminous)
  1. (archaic) criminal Tags: archaic Derived forms: criminously, criminousness
    Sense id: en-criminous-en-adj--rhi~Jfb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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