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    flagitious
    /fləˈdʒɪʃəs/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or their actions) criminal; villainous. formal

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flagitiousFlagitious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FLAGITIOUS is marked by scandalous crime or vice : villainous. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLAGITIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    very bad or evil, or morally wrong: He was guilty of numerous disreputable and flagitious acts. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad and wrong behaviour. act out. angel. ASB. astray. at your worst idiom. be up to no good idiom. go round. gross misconduct. hellion. immoralist. impossible. profligate. raise hell idiom. rakishly.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › flagitiousFLAGITIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Flagitious definition: shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.. See examples of FLAGITIOUS used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLAGITIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    very bad or evil, or morally wrong: He was guilty of numerous disreputable and flagitious acts. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad and wrong behavior. act out. angel. ASB. astray. at your worst idiom. be up to no good idiom. go off the rails idiom. go round. gross misconduct. hellion. immoralist. profligacy. profligate.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flagitiousFlagitious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use flagitious when you want to emphasize the extremely brutal nature of a crime or other bad action. The crime scene photos showed the results of actions so flagitious you could not bear to look at them.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLAGITIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › flagitiousflagitious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · flagitious ( comparative more flagitious, superlative most flagitious) ( literary) Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal . ( literary) Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous . Synonyms: infamous, scandalous, nefarious, iniquitous.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › flagitiousFlagitious - definition of flagitious by The Free Dictionary

    Define flagitious. flagitious synonyms, flagitious pronunciation, flagitious translation, English dictionary definition of flagitious. adj. 1. Characterized by extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious. 2. Infamous; scandalous: "That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious...

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFLAGITIOUS definition in American English | Collins English...

    Jun 16, 2024 · noun. Word origin. ME flagicious < L flagitiosus < flagitium, shameful act < flagitare, to demand, akin to flagrum: see flagellate. Word Frequency. flagitious in American English. (fləˈdʒɪʃəs) adjective. 1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times. 2. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › flagitiousFlagitious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Flagitious definition: Characterized by extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious.