flagitious
Americanadjective
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shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
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heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- flagitiously adverb
- flagitiousness noun
- nonflagitious adjective
- nonflagitiously adverb
- nonflagitiousness noun
- unflagitious adjective
Etymology
Origin of flagitious
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English flagicious, from Latin flāgitiōsus, equivalent to flāgiti(um) “shame, scandal” + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Indignation is a generous outburst of ~ in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct.
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The people who profess belief in this are shocked at the outrage offered to our humanity by the Development Theory, while they themselves commit this outrage more flagitious.
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The saints of Christianity were either the most useless or most flagitious of men.
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That this family, with their illustrious father, should have escaped altogether, is an instance of good fortune as remarkable as the attempt was flagitious.
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Verily the dead flesh rots flagitiously, when the mortal body is subservient to overflowing lust, as the prophet said by one, "The beasts rotted in their dung."
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