Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

criminal-like

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
crim-i-nal--like
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like, resembling, or befitting a criminal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From criminal + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more criminal-like (comparative) most criminal-like (superlative)

Synonyms

criminal

Questions

What does criminal-like mean?
Like, resembling, or befitting a criminal.
Where does criminal-like come from?
From criminal + -like.

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