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criminalistic

/ˌkɹɪm.ɪ.nəˈlɪs.tɪk/

criminalistic adjective: tending to criminal behavior.

Adjective

criminalistic (comparative more criminalistic, superlative most criminalistic)

  1. Tending to criminal behavior.

Forms of criminalistic

comparativemore criminalistic
superlativemost criminalistic

Origin of criminalistic

From criminal + -istic.

Words that rhyme with criminalistic

29 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about criminalistic

What does criminalistic mean?
Criminalistic means tending to criminal behavior.
What part of speech is criminalistic?
Criminalistic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce criminalistic?
Criminalistic is pronounced /ˌkɹɪm.ɪ.nəˈlɪs.tɪk/.

Words near criminalistic in the dictionary

  1. criminalises
  2. criminalish
  3. criminalising
  4. criminalism
  5. criminalist
  6. criminalistic
  7. criminalistician
  8. criminalisticians
  9. criminalistics
  10. criminalists
  11. criminalities

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