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felonious
[fuh-loh-nee-uhs]
adjective
Law.pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony.
felonious homicide; felonious intent.
wicked; base; villainous.
felonious
/ ɪˈəʊɪə /
adjective
criminal law of, involving, or constituting a felony
obsoletewicked; base
Other Word Forms
- feloniously adverb
- feloniousness noun
- nonfelonious adjective
- nonfeloniously adverb
- nonfeloniousness noun
- unfelonious adjective
- unfeloniously adverb
- ڱˈDzԾdzܲ adverb
- ڱˈDzԾdzܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of felonious1
Example Sentences
It may not have been felonious enough to demand civil punishment, but it certainly required banishment from the game and from any of its rewards.
If a felonious politician tells you that he will be a dictator, then he will behave like one if you elect him.
Further, let’s imagine that party is so morally bankrupt as to place at its titular head a human being convicted of felonious crimes that include cheating, lying and worse.
She’s been a potter, a poet and a felonious con artist.
Koch, taking on the role that won Bonnie Mulligan a Tony, is a felonious hoot.
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