felonous

English

Etymology

From felon +‎ -ous.

Adjective

felonous (comparative more felonous, superlative most felonous)

  1. (obsolete) Evil, wicked.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vii:
      Deliuered vp the Lord of life to die, / And did acquite a murdrer felonous […]
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