feloniously en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English feloniously; equivalent to felonious + -ly.
Meanings
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In a felonious manner; in a manner that constitutes a felony.
The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]
1892, The Pacific Reporter, volume 27, page 538:Thomas Hacket and Thomas Tweedy were both indicted, the one for stealing two cheeses, the other for feloniously receiving one of the two cheeses.
1831 July 29, The Australian, Sydney, page 3, column 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more feloniously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most feloniously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ca fellonament (in a felonious manner) · de in verbrecherischer Weise (in a felonious manner) · de verbrecherhaft (in a felonious manner) · de verbrecherisch (in a felonious manner)