— criminally , adv.
/krim"euh nl/ , adj.
1. of the nature of or involving crime.
2. guilty of crime.
3. Law. of or pertaining to crime or its punishment: a criminal proceeding.
4. senseless; foolish: It's criminal to waste so much good food.
5. exorbitant; grossly overpriced: They charge absolutely criminal prices.
n.
6. a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
[ 1350-1400; ME criminalis, equiv. to L crimin- (s. of crimen; see CRIME) + -alis -AL 1 ]
Syn. 1. felonious, unlawful. See illegal. 6. malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, culprit, felon, crook, hoodlum, gangster.
Ant. 1. lawful. 2. innocent.