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criminally

/kɹˈɪmənəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
crim-i-nal-ly
IPA
/kɹˈɪmənəli/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a criminal manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English criminal Middle English -ly English -ly English criminally From criminal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more criminally (comparative) most criminally (superlative)

Synonyms

delinquently illegally criminally forbiddenly illegitimately illicitly unlawfully reprehensively

Questions

How do you pronounce criminally?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɪmənəli/.
What does criminally mean?
In a criminal manner.
Where does criminally come from?
Etymology tree English criminal Middle English -ly English -ly English criminally From criminal + -ly.

How to pronounce criminally

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