felonious

Adjective Satellite

involving or being or having the nature of a crime
- "felonious intent"

Adj

Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.
Done with intent to commit a crime.

Examples

felonious homicide
The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *felonious (implied in feloniously; compare felonous); equivalent to felony + -ous.

Synonyms

criminal, malicious, malignant, perfidious, traitorous, villainous

Scrabble Score: 12

felonious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
felonious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
felonious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

felonious: valid Words With Friends Word