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felonious

[fuh-loh-nee-uhs]

adjective

  1. Law.pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony.

    felonious homicide; felonious intent.

  2. wicked; base; villainous.



felonious

/ ɪˈəʊɪə /

adjective

  1. criminal law of, involving, or constituting a felony

  2. obsoletewicked; base

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • feloniously adverb
  • feloniousness noun
  • nonfelonious adjective
  • nonfeloniously adverb
  • nonfeloniousness noun
  • unfelonious adjective
  • unfeloniously adverb
  • ڱˈDzԾdzܲ adverb
  • ڱˈDzԾdzܲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of felonious1

1375–1425; felony + -ous; replacing late Middle English felonous < Anglo-French, Old French
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Example Sentences

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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.

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If a felonious politician tells you that he will be a dictator, then he will behave like one if you elect him.

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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.

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She’s been a potter, a poet and a felonious con artist.

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Koch, taking on the role that won Bonnie Mulligan a Tony, is a felonious hoot.

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