1 felonious | Definition of felonious

felonious

adjective
fe·​lo·​ni·​ous | \ fə-ˈlō-nē-əs How to pronounce felonious (audio) \

Definition of felonious

1 archaic : very evil : villainous
2 : of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony felonious assault

Keep scrolling for more

Other Words from felonious

feloniously adverb
feloniousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for felonious

Synonyms

criminal, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful

Antonyms

lawful, legal, legitimate

Visit the Thesaurus for More 

Examples of felonious in a Sentence

the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious

Recent Examples on the Web

The 24-year-old, who is an active-duty U.S. Army service member based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, is charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury, according to a statement from Cleveland police. Chelsea White, PEOPLE.com, "Simone Biles Breaks Silence on Her Brother's Murder Arrest: 'My Heart Aches for Everyone Involved'," 3 Sep. 2019 Charges included multiple counts of murder, as well as voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, "Simone Biles on her brother’s murder charges: ‘My heart aches for everyone involved’," 3 Sep. 2019 Tevin Biles-Thomas has been charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury in a December 31 shooting in Cleveland. Christina Maxouris, CNN, "Days after her brother was charged in a triple slaying, Simone Biles says her heart aches 'especially for the victims'," 3 Sep. 2019 He was charged with homicide, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury. Jacey Fortin, New York Times, "Tevin Biles-Thomas, Brother of U.S. Gymnast, Is Charged in a Triple Murder," 30 Aug. 2019 Lance Mason, 51, entered guilty pleas to aggravated murder; murder; felonious assault; violating a protection order; and grand theft in the death of Aisha Fraser. Jason Hanna And Carma Hassan, CNN, "Former Ohio judge and politician Lance Mason pleads guilty to killing ex-wife," 20 Aug. 2019 Allen is being charged with four counts of felonious assault and three counts of ethnic intimidation. Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, "Man who allegedly said 'I don't like white people in my hood' charged in shooting," 6 Aug. 2019 Tyree Taylor of Willoughby is charged with felonious assault and burglary. Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Man charged with two home invasions, beating of 69-year-old woman in Willoughby," 5 Aug. 2019 Smith was investigated in 2015 for felonious assault and domestic violence against his ex-wife. Jenna West, SI.com, "Ohio State Releases Urban Meyer and Zach Smith-Related Texts, Emails," 2 Aug. 2019

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'felonious.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

See More

First Known Use of felonious

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Keep scrolling for more

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for felonious

felonious

adjective
fe·​lo·​ni·​ous | \ fə-ˈlō-nē-əs How to pronounce felonious (audio) \

Legal Definition of felonious

: of, relating to, or constituting a felony felonious sale of cocaine

Other Words from felonious

feloniously adverb

Keep scrolling for more

More from Merriam-Webster on felonious

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with felonious

Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for felonious

Spanish Central: Translation of felonious

Nglish: Translation of felonious for Spanish Speakers