felon /ˈfɛlən/adjective 3noun 5forms 1 adjective3 •Of a place: harsh, savage, wild; of a thing: deadly; harmful.He ask'd the VVaves, and ask'd the Fellon vvinds, / VVhat hard mishap hath doom'd this gentle svvain? — 1637 •(literary) Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.For Courtesies, tho' undeserv'd and great, / No gratitude in Fellon-minds beget, / As tribute to his VVit, the churl receives the treat. — 1687 •(no longer used, rare) Obtained through a felony; stolen. noun5 •A person who has committed a felony (“a serious criminal offence”); specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.I doe defie thy coniurations: / And doe attach thee as a fellon heere. — 1591 •A small infected sore; an abscess, a boil. •A whitlow (“infection near or under a fingernail or toenail”).He hev been away from home for a few days, since he's had that felon upon his finger; for a' said, since I can't work I'll have a hollerday. — 1874 •(no longer used) An evil or wicked person.But he, the King of Heav'n, obscure on high, / Bar'd his red Arm, and launching from the Sky / His vvrithen Bolt, not shaking empty Smoak, / Dovvn to the deep Abyss the flaming Felon strook. — 1697 •(no longer used) A predatory animal regarded as cruel or wicked. formsfelons
