felonous en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English felenous(e), felenows, fellenouse, felonous(e), felonows(e), felonus, from Old French feloneus. By surface analysis, felon (“an evil or wicked person”) + -ous.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Evil, wicked.
I Pilate am the falſeſt, alas, / And moſt vniuſt that by vnrighteous / And wicked doome to Iewes deſpiteous, / Deliuered vp the Lord of life to dye, / And did acquite a murdrer felonous, […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 289:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more felonous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most felonous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |