adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.]
1. In a criminous manner; criminally.
1640. Bp. Hall, Episc., III. iv. 239. It ought to seeme incredible that this man, who is Gods Priest, should live criminously.
1654. Hammond, Answ. Animadv. Ignat., i. 10. So criminously guilty of it.
† 2. With reference to crime; by way of crimination. Obs.
1603. Knolles, Hist. Turks (1621), 1325. These wordes tooke crimonously in that place.
1625. trans. Camdens Hist. Eliz., I. (1688), 112. By accusing her criminously.