felonious
adjective
fe·lo·ni·ous
fə-ˈlō-nē-əs 
1
archaic
: very evil : villainous
2
: of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony
felonious assault
feloniously
adverb
feloniousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of felonious in a Sentence
the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious
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Durbin was convicted of two counts of felonious assault during a November jury trial.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Coy was found guilty by a jury on all three counts: murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Even wilder, who could have predicted in 2024 hurdles of any kind would exist for hopeful voters with past felonious records in any state during an election cycle with a presidential candidate that has 34 felony convictions?
—Shannon Green, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Coy was found guilty by a jury on all three counts: murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Even wilder, who could have predicted in 2024 hurdles of any kind would exist for hopeful voters with past felonious records in any state during an election cycle with a presidential candidate that has 34 felony convictions?
—Shannon Green, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felonious. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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felonious
adjective
fe·lo·ni·ous
fə-ˈlō-nē-əs
: of, relating to, or constituting a felony
felonious sale of cocaine
feloniously
adverb
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