criminal-like en · ADJ
Etymology
From criminal + -like.
Meanings
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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 CIA:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most criminal-like | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more criminal-like | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |