| 单词 | felonious |
| 释义 | felonious (once / 12494 pages) adj Something felonious is against the law, or related to crime. A felonious spree might involve stealing cars and robbing banks. Criminal activity is felonious, and if you know someone who shoplifts or steals credit card numbers, you could call him your felonious acquaintance. If a jewelry store manager forgets to lock the shop door, it's a felonious opportunity, unless a passing thief restrains her felonious impulses. Felonious and the related felony come from the Old French felonie, "wickedness, treachery, or crime," from the Gallo-Roman fellonem, "evil-doer." WORD FAMILYfelonious: feloniously+/felony: felonies, felonious USAGE EXAMPLESShe doesn’t hallucinate, talk to lizards or engage in felonious behavior. The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) I used to wonder why President Obama would want to hand his legacy over to such fake and felonious monster. Washington Times(Nov 08, 2016) Because she didn’t have ID indicating that she was, in fact, Hillary Clinton’s top aide, the felonious undercover investigator was given an affidavit ballot. Salon(Nov 08, 2016) adj involving or being or having the nature of a crime felonious intent Syn criminal illegal prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules |
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