flagitious

[ fluh-jish-uhs ]

/ fləˈdʒɪʃ əs /

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adjective

shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.

heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.

Origin of flagitious

1350–1400; Middle English flagicious<Latin flāgitiōsus, equivalent to flāgiti(um) shame, scandal + -ōsus-ous

OTHER WORDS FROM flagitious

fla·gi·tious·ly, adverbfla·gi·tious·ness, nounnon·fla·gi·tious, adjectivenon·fla·gi·tious·ly, adverb

non·fla·gi·tious·ness, nounun·fla·gi·tious, adjective

Words nearby flagitious

flagfish, flag football, Flagg, flagging, flaggy, flagitious, Flagler, flag lieutenant, flagman, flag of convenience, flag officer

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Example sentences from the Web for flagitious

For the ambiguous advantages which overgrown wealth and flagitious tyranny have to bestow?
Wieland; or The Transformation|Charles Brockden Brown
These men were reported to be heretics, Lutherans in disguise, seducers of youth, and men of flagitious life.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9|Various
Flagitious, fla-jish′us, adj. grossly wicked: guilty of enormous crimes.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Coventry stigmatized them as marking especial and flagitious ingratitude.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing

It is greater folly to pretend that the earthquake killed the most flagitious sinners.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for flagitious

flagitious

/ (fləˈdʒɪʃəs) /

adjective

atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous

Derived forms of flagitious

flagitiously, adverbflagitiousness, noun

Word Origin for flagitious

C14: from Latin flāgitiōsus infamous, from flāgitium a shameful act; related to Latin flagrum whip

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单词	flagitious
释义	flagitious [ fluh-jish-uhs ] / fləˈdʒɪʃ əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flagitious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous. Origin of flagitious 1350–1400; Middle English flagicious<Latin flāgitiōsus, equivalent to flāgiti(um) shame, scandal + -ōsus-ous OTHER WORDS FROM flagitious fla·gi·tious·ly, adverbfla·gi·tious·ness, nounnon·fla·gi·tious, adjectivenon·fla·gi·tious·ly, adverb non·fla·gi·tious·ness, nounun·fla·gi·tious, adjective Words nearby flagitious flagfish, flag football, Flagg, flagging, flaggy, flagitious, Flagler, flag lieutenant, flagman, flag of convenience, flag officer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flagitious For the ambiguous advantages which overgrown wealth and flagitious tyranny have to bestow? Wieland; or The Transformation\|Charles Brockden Brown These men were reported to be heretics, Lutherans in disguise, seducers of youth, and men of flagitious life. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9\|Various Flagitious, fla-jish′us, adj. grossly wicked: guilty of enormous crimes. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Coventry stigmatized them as marking especial and flagitious ingratitude. Sir Walter Ralegh\|William Stebbing It is greater folly to pretend that the earthquake killed the most flagitious sinners. Flowers of Freethought\|George W. Foote British Dictionary definitions for flagitious flagitious / (fləˈdʒɪʃəs) / adjective atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous Derived forms of flagitious flagitiously, adverbflagitiousness, noun Word Origin for flagitious C14: from Latin flāgitiōsus infamous, from flāgitium a shameful act; related to Latin flagrum whip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flagitious atrocious, criminal, flagrant, heinous, infamous, rotten, scandalous, vicious, villainous, wicked
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flagitious

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