criminally C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkrɪmənəli/ UK /ˈkrɪmɪnəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a manner relating to crime; to a shocking or blameworthy degree The bridge was criminally neglected for over a decade. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a manner relating to... unlawfullyfeloniouslywickedlyscandalously ↔ Opposites lawfullylegallyinnocently Word family Related forms criminalcrimecriminality Etymology AI details From 'criminal' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense'). crīminālis Latin crīmen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # criminally **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɪmənəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɪmɪnəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a manner relating to crime; to a shocking or blameworthy degree ## Examples - The bridge was criminally neglected for over a decade. ## Synonyms - unlawfully - feloniously - wickedly - scandalously ## Antonyms - lawfully - legally - innocently ## Related Forms - criminal - crime - criminality ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crīminālis - Root: crīmen ## Etymology From 'criminal' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense'). ## AI Etymology Criminally is from 'criminal' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense'). The ancestry passes through Latin crīminālis and Latin crīmen. The suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adverb, it means "in a manner relating to crime; to a shocking or blameworthy degree", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include criminal, crime, and criminality. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown