flagitious

  • 11flagitious — flagitiously, adv. flagitiousness, n. /fleuh jish euhs/, adj. 1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times. 2. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous. [1350 1400; ME flagicious < L flagitiosus, equiv. to flagiti(um) shame, scandal +&#8230; …

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  • 12flagitious — Synonyms and related words: corrupt, criminal, degenerate, depraved, disgraceful, flagrant, glaring, gross, infamous, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, rotten, scandalous, shameful, sinful, vicious, villainous, wicked …

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  • 13flagitious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior: corrupt, degenerate, depraved, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous. See CLEAN, GOOD …

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  • 14flagitious — adj. heartless, cruel, wicked; abominable; flagrant, shameless (i.e. about a crime) …

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  • 15flagitious — [flə dʒɪʃəs] adjective formal extremely and criminally wicked. Derivatives flagitiously adverb flagitiousness noun Origin ME: from L. flagitiosus, from flagitium importunity, shameful crime , from flagitare demand earnestly …

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  • 16flagitious — a. Atrocious, heinous, villanous, infamous, scandalous, nefarious, flagrant, profligate, corrupt, abandoned, enormously wicked …

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  • 17flagitious — fla·gi·tious …

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  • 18flagitious — fla•gi•tious [[t]fləˈdʒɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME flagicious &LT; L flāgitiōsus, der. of flāgiti(um) shame, scandal fla•gi′tious•ly, adv. fla•gi′tious•ness, n …

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  • 19flagitious —   a. heinous; villainous …

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  • 20flagitious — adj. deeply criminal; utterly villainous. Derivatives: flagitiously adv. flagitiousness n. Etymology: ME f. L flagitiosus f. flagitium shameful crime …

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