adj ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 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."

2. 2
   Done with intent to commit a crime.

   "felonious homicide"

Adjective

1. 1
   involving or being or having the nature of a crime wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

illegalactionableagainst the lawamoralanarchicanarchistic

Example

More examples

"The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means."

Etymology

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

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