felonious
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *felonious (implied in feloniously; compare felonous); equivalent to felony + -ous.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: fə-lō'nē-əs
Adjective[edit]
felonious (comparative more felonious, superlative most felonious)
- Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
- 1637, John Milton, Comus:
- O thievish Night, / Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, / In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars?
- The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
- (law) Done with intent to commit a crime.
- felonious homicide
Synonyms[edit]
(Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony): malignant, malicious, villainous, traitorous, perfidious
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
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done with intent to commit a crime
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “felonious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.