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felonious

English

Etymology

From felony +? -ous.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: f?-l?'n?-?s

Adjective

felonious (comparative more felonious, superlative most felonious)

  1. Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
    The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
  2. (law) Done with intent to commit a crime.
    felonious homicide

Synonyms

(Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony): malignant, malicious, villainous, traitorous, perfidious

Derived terms

  • feloniously
  • feloniousness

Related terms

  • felon
  • felonize
  • felonization

See also

  • criminal
  • misdemeanourous

Translations

References

  • felonious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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felonous

English

Etymology

From felon +? -ous.

Adjective

felonous (comparative more felonous, superlative most felonous)

  1. (obsolete) Evil, wicked.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vii:
      Deliuered vp the Lord of life to die, / And did acquite a murdrer felonous […]

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