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flagitious
[ fluh-jish-uhs ]
adjective
- shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.
flagitious
/ ڱəˈɪʃə /
adjective
- atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous
Derived Forms
- ڱˈپdzܲ, adverb
- ڱˈپdzܲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱ·tdzܲ· adverb
- ڱ·tdzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDzЭ·tdzܲ adjective
- nonڱ·tdzܲ· adverb
- nonڱ·tdzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲЭ·tdzܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flagitious1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flagitious1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
The saints of Christianity were either the most useless or most flagitious of men.
That this family, with their illustrious father, should have escaped altogether, is an instance of good fortune as remarkable as the attempt was flagitious.
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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