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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
/ fɪˈləʊnɪəs /
adjective
- criminal law of, involving, or constituting a felony
- obsolete.wicked; base
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Derived Forms
- feˈloniously, adverb
- feˈloniousness, noun
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Other Words From
- fe·loni·ous·ly adverb
- fe·loni·ous·ness noun
- nonfe·loni·ous adjective
- nonfe·loni·ous·ly adverb
- nonfe·loni·ous·ness noun
- unfe·loni·ous adjective
- unfe·loni·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of felonious1
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Example Sentences
Miettinen has an arrest record that includes 13 prior offenses, including felonious assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, reckless driving, and disobeying a police officer.
The focus is on the felonious, or nearly so, but some ladies aren't above cataloging bad breath and B.O.
Its bad, I know, but not so bad as having had the boy locked up, charged with felonious assault.
It was my passionate desire at this period to "keep up my end" with Raffles in every department of the game felonious.
The prisoners, after a brief trial, were convicted of felonious conspiracy, and were all sentenced to ten years' transportation.
The fact is, they were, if possible, more ignorant than their felonious partners.
Why did you not interfere to stop this felonious marriage before it took place?
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