O thievish Night, Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars? --Milton. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
felonious — fe·lo·ni·ous /fə lō nē əs/ adj: of, relating to, or constituting a felony felonious sale of cocaine fe·lo·ni·ous·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
felonious — mid 15c. (implied in feloniously), from FELONY (Cf. felony) + OUS (Cf. ous). Replaced felonous (mid 14c.) by c.1600. Felonly (c.1300) was another variation … Etymology dictionary
felonious — [adj] criminal base, corrupt, evil, illegal, illicit, lawbreaking, villainous, wrongful; concept 545 … New thesaurus
felonious — [fə lō′nē əs] adj. [altered (after FELONY) < ME felonous < OFr feloneus] 1. Old Poet. wicked; base 2. Law of, like, or constituting a felony … English World dictionary
felonious — felony fel‧o‧ny [ˈfeləni] noun felonies PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] LAW a serious crime such as murder: • Citizens had a legal duty to reveal felonies known to them. • He will answer charges of felony. • … Financial and business terms
felonious — feloniously, adv. feloniousness, n. /feuh loh nee euhs/, adj. 1. Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent. 2. wicked; base; villainous. [1375 1425; FELONY + OUS; r. late ME felonous < AF,… … Universalium
felonious — adjective a) Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; being, relating to, or concerning felony O thievish Night, Why shouldst thou, but for some felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the… … Wiktionary
felonious — adjective Date: 1567 1. archaic very evil ; villainous 2. of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony < felonious assault > • feloniously adverb • feloniousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
felonious — adj. Felonious is used with these nouns: ↑assault … Collocations dictionary
felonious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unlawful, nefarious, criminal; see illegal , wicked 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [fuh LOW nee us] evil, wicked, designating serious criminal behavior. Armed robbery is a felonious act. SYN … English dictionary for students
