criminally
/ˈkrɪmɪnəli/adverb
उच्चारण क्रिमिनली
आपराधिक रूप से
Core word
- 1
in a way that is connected with crime or breaks the law
आपराधिक रूप से
- The manager was held criminally responsible for the accident.
- He was charged with criminally negligent behaviour.
- The company was held criminally liable for the fire.
+ 2 more examples
- He was criminally negligent in ignoring the safety rules.
- The driver was criminally responsible for the accident.
- 2
in a way that is very wrong or shocking
बेहद गलत ढंग से, शर्मनाक रूप से
- The talented actor has been criminally underused.
- Teachers are criminally underpaid in some schools.
- The old bridge is criminally neglected.
+ 2 more examples
- The food was criminally overpriced.
- That singer is criminally underrated.
Synonyms shamefully disgracefully
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
criminally + adjective (intensifier)
Criminally can strengthen an adjective to mean extremely or shockingly, usually in a negative way.
'Criminally' किसी adjective को अत्यंत या चौंकाने वाले अर्थ में बढ़ा सकता है, प्रायः नकारात्मक भाव में।
- The road is criminally neglected.
- The salaries were criminally low.
criminally + liable / responsible / insane
In legal English, criminally often joins with words like liable, responsible and negligent.
कानूनी English में 'criminally' प्रायः liable, responsible और negligent जैसे शब्दों के साथ आता है।
- The owner is criminally liable for the fire.
- He was found criminally negligent.
verb + criminally (adverb of manner)
It can say that an act is done in a way connected with crime.
यह बता सकता है कि कोई कार्य अपराध से जुड़े ढंग से किया गया है।
- The money was criminally obtained.
criminally + past participle
It commonly appears before a past participle to criticise a failure.
यह प्रायः past participle से पहले किसी विफलता की आलोचना के लिए आता है।
- The patients were criminally ignored by the staff.
+Collocations 4
criminally + adjective
negligentinsaneliableirresponsibleunderpaid
- Teachers in many villages remain criminally underpaid.
criminally + participle
neglectedignoredabusedwastedmismanaged
- Public funds were criminally mismanaged.
verb + criminally
prosecutechargeactbehaveprofit
- The company was prosecuted criminally for dumping waste.
criminally + noun phrase
criminally low paycriminally slow actioncriminally careless drivingcriminally poor servicescriminally late help
- The criminally slow response cost several lives.
“More examples 5
- The government was criticised for criminally slow relief work after the flood.
बाढ़ के बाद अत्यंत धीमे राहत कार्य के लिए सरकार की आलोचना हुई।
- The builder was held criminally liable for the collapse of the bridge.
पुल गिरने के लिए बिल्डर को आपराधिक रूप से उत्तरदायी ठहराया गया।
- Radhika thought the film was criminally underrated.
राधिका को लगा कि फ़िल्म का बेहद कम आँकलन किया गया।
- Primary schools in the area are criminally short of teachers.
उस क्षेत्र के प्राथमिक विद्यालयों में शिक्षकों की शर्मनाक कमी है।
- He drove criminally fast through the crowded market.
उसने भीड़ भरे बाज़ार में बेहद लापरवाही से तेज़ गाड़ी चलाई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is criminal responsible for the accident.
✓ He is criminally responsible for the accident.
An adverb, not an adjective, modifies the adjective 'responsible'.
Adjective 'responsible' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए, adjective नहीं।
✗ The staff criminally neglected to the patients.
✓ The staff criminally neglected the patients.
Neglect is a transitive verb and takes no preposition.
'Neglect' transitive verb है और उसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।