felonious

adj

Etymology

From Middle English *felonious (implied in feloniously; compare felonous); equivalent to felony + -ous.

  1. derived from felonie
  2. inherited from felony
  3. formed as felonious — “felony + -ous

Definitions

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

    • The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
    • O thievish Night, / Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, / In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars?
  2. Done with intent to commit a crime.

    • felonious homicide
    • First, as felony prosecutor, I prosecute high-level felonies including homicides; sexual assaults; child endangerings; shootings and other felonious assaults; and media cases.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA