felon
Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartlessOf a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.
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Meaning
3 senses(poetic)Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.
(broadly)Of a place: harsh, savage, wild; of a thing: deadly; harmful.
(obsolete, rare)Obtained through a felony; stolen.
Origin
The adjective is derived from Middle English feloun, felun (“base, wicked; hostile; of anThe adjective is derived from Middle English feloun, felun (“base, wicked; hostile; of an animal: dangerous; of words: angry, harsh, slanderous; of things: dangerous, deadly; false, fraudulent; unlucky”) [and other forms], from Old French felon (“bad, evil, immoral”) (compare fel (“evil; despicable, vile”)), from Early Medieval Latin fellōnem; further etymology uncertain.
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