crimeful C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkraɪmfəl/ UK /ˈkraɪmfəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj full of crime; guilty or criminal (archaic) He confessed his crimeful past in a trembling whisper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of crime; guilty or... criminalguiltyfeloniouswicked ↔ Opposites innocentlawfulguiltless Word family Related forms crimecriminalcrimeless Etymology AI details Archaic formation from 'crime' + the suffix '-ful'; 'crime' comes via Old French from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, accusation, offense'). crīmen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # crimeful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkraɪmfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkraɪmfəl/ ## Meanings 1. full of crime; guilty or criminal (archaic) ## Examples - He confessed his crimeful past in a trembling whisper. ## Synonyms - criminal - guilty - felonious - wicked ## Antonyms - innocent - lawful - guiltless ## Related Forms - crime - criminal - crimeless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crīmen ## Etymology Archaic formation from 'crime' + the suffix '-ful'; 'crime' comes via Old French from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, accusation, offense'). ## AI Etymology Crimeful has the etymological history Archaic formation from 'crime' + the suffix '-ful'; 'crime' comes via Old French from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, accusation, offense'). The immediate etymological form is Latin crīmen. In present use as an adjective, it means "full of crime; guilty or criminal (archaic)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include crime, criminal, and crimeless. Its contrast set includes innocent, lawful, and guiltless, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown