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flagitious

[ fluh-jish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
  2. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.


flagitious

/ ڱəˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ڱˈپdzܲ, adverb
  • ڱˈپdzܲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڱ·tdzܲ· adverb
  • ڱ·tdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzЭ·tdzܲ adjective
  • nonڱ·tdzܲ· adverb
  • nonڱ·tdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲЭ·tdzܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flagitious1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English flagicious, from Latin ڱ岵پōܲ, equivalent to ڱ岵پ(ܳ) “shame, scandal” + -ōܲ -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flagitious1

C14: from Latin ڱ岵پōܲ infamous, from ڱ岵پܳ a shameful act; related to Latin flagrum whip
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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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