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Criminous

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.]

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criminous

a. (context archaic English) criminal

Usage examples of "criminous".

The past few days he had been feeling out of sorts with almost everyone around him, weary of his left-hand problems, and perversely lonely for Lankhmar with its wizards and criminous folks, its smokes (so different from this bracing northern sea air) and sleazy grandeurs.