flagitious

fla·gi·tious

F0159900 (flə-jĭsh′əs)adj.1. Characterized by extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious.2. Infamous; scandalous: "That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious project" (Robert Southey).

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[Middle English flagicious, wicked, from Latin flāgitiōsus, from flāgitium, shameful act, protest, from flāgitāre, to importune, to demand vehemently.]

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fla·gi′tious·ly adv.

flagitious

(fləˈdʒɪʃəs) adjatrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous[C14: from Latin flāgitiōsus infamous, from flāgitium a shameful act; related to Latin flagrum whip] flaˈgitiously adv flaˈgitiousness n

fla•gi•tious

(fləˈdʒɪʃ əs)

adj. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous. [1350–1400; Middle English flagicious < Latin flāgitiōsus, derivative of flāgiti(um) shame, scandal] fla•gi′tious•ly, adv. fla•gi′tious•ness, n.

flagitious

- Criminally wicked.See also related terms for wicked.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	flagitious - extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"heinouswicked - morally bad in principle or practice
	2.	flagitious - shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"atrocious, monstrous, grievousevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

flagitious

adjectiveUtterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:corrupt, degenerate, depraved, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous.