Feloniousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Felonious \Fe*lo"ni*ous\, a.
     Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious;
     villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done
     with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide.
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           O thievish Night,
           Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end,
           In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars? --Milton.
     -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
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