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criminally

cri·mi·nally

US/ˈkrɪmʌnʌli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a shameful manner

  • “the garden was criminally neglected”
2.

in violation of the law; in a criminal manner

  • “the alterations in the document were ruled to be criminally fraudulent”

Origin

From criminal + -ly.

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