Definitions for felonious

felonious fe·lo·ni·ous

Spelling: [fuh-loh-nee-uh s]
IPA: /fəˈloʊ ni əs/

Felonious is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 340 anagrams from letters in felonious (efilnoosu).

Definitions for felonious

adjective

  1. Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony:
  2. wicked; base; villainous.

Origin of felonious

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

Examples for felonious

I wasn't tryin' to break into the army with felonious intent.

The fact that the shooting is felonious does not make it any more likely to kill people.

The taking must be felonious—that is, taking with a wrongful intent to appropriate the goods of another.

Mr. Hutton started, as though he had been taken in some felonious act.

He might be with this felonious lot, but he wouldn't be of them.

The suit was by way of appeal; the cause of action, a felonious trespass.

Now, we say, that this felonious intent as charged against these defendants, must be proved.

To read secretly the letter of another is morally as felonious.

The focus is on the felonious, or nearly so, but some ladies aren't above cataloging bad breath and B.O.

And you dare to present that thing at me, as though I were here for a felonious purpose!

Word Value for felonious
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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