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.

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Origin of flagitious

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English flagicious, from 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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How to use flagitious in a sentence

It may produce wicked, flagitious, tyrannical acts; but in no country is it law.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XI. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
For the ambiguous advantages which overgrown wealth and flagitious tyranny have to bestow?
Wieland; or The Transformation|Charles Brockden Brown
This was a wholesome scheme of vengeance as flagitious and vindictive as it was heartless and unprincipled.
The Last Laird of MacNab|Various
To punish this flagitious deed, and restore his dominion in Italy, the emperor sent a fleet and army into the Adriatic Gulf.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon

All this was done under the forms of law, and yet it would be hard to find in the annals of crime an instance more flagitious.
The Church and Modern Life|Washington Gladden

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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