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felonous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
felonous
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Evil, wicked.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "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, […]"

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: felenous(e),felenows,fellenouse,felonous(e),felonows(e),felonus, feloneus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more felonous (comparative) most felonous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

felonious

Questions

What does felonous mean?
Evil, wicked.
Where does felonous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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