Meanings
comparative more criminal-like · superlative most criminal-like
- Like, resembling, or befitting a criminal.
Regardless of the ultimate judgment and any hair splitting, the CIA seemed to many Americans to have regressed to and even surpassed its criminal-like behavior during the pre-Church Committee hearings era.
2014, Richard H. Immerman, The Hidden Hand: A Brief History of the CIASynonyms: criminal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLike, resembling, or befitting a criminal.
Origin
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criminal-like. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal-like
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