felonious

[ fuh-loh-nee-uhs ]

adjective

1. Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony:

   felonious homicide; felonious intent.

2. wicked; base; villainous.

felonious

/ fɪˈləʊnɪəs /

adjective

1. criminal law of, involving, or constituting a felony
2. obsolete.
   wicked; base

Derived Forms

• feˈloniously, adverb
• feˈloniousness, noun

Other Words From

• fe·loni·ous·ly adverb
• fe·loni·ous·ness noun
• nonfe·loni·ous adjective
• nonfe·loni·ous·ly adverb
• nonfe·loni·ous·ness noun
• unfe·loni·ous adjective
• unfe·loni·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of felonious¹

1375–1425; felony + -ous; replacing late Middle English felonous < Anglo-French, Old French

Example Sentences

She’s been a potter, a poet and a felonious con artist.

From Los Angeles Times

Koch, taking on the role that won Bonnie Mulligan a Tony, is a felonious hoot.

From Los Angeles Times

Or, as famed First Amendment attorney Ted Boutrous tweeted this week, “The United States simply will not elect a felonious fascist president.”

From Salon

The Age of Trump has been enabled and normalized by that behavior and how the corrupt felonious traitor sexual assaulter as confirmed by a court of law ex-president is worth billions of dollars in advertising revenue to the news media.

From Salon

For all those not compelled by the joyfulness and exuberance of the last month, Harris’ serious speech addressing national security, the dangers of a felonious nominee who prefers autocrats and dictators, the responsibility of this generation to democracy, and the privilege of being American made the idea of “Madam President” thoroughly real.

From Salon