felonious

English

Etymology

From felony +‎ -ous.

Adjective

felonious (comparative more felonious, superlative most felonious)

1. Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious.
   • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton:

     O thievish Night, / Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, / In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars?

2. (law) Done with intent to commit a crime.

   felonious homicide

Derived terms

• ‎feloniously‎
• ‎feloniousness‎

Translations

Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony

• Bulgarian: престъпен (bg) (prestǎpen)

• Russian: престу́пный (ru) (prestúpnyj)

Done with intent to commit a crime

• Bulgarian: углавен (bg) (uglaven)

References

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