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Meaning of 'flagitious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flagitious [ a.]
- Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc.
- Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; -- said of persons.
- Characterized by scandalous crimes or vices; as, flagitious times.

Meaning of 'flagitious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flagitious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- extremely wicked, deeply criminal
Example in sentence:
  • a flagitious crime;
  • heinous accusations
Meaning (2):
- shockingly brutal or cruel
Example in sentence:
  • a grievous crime;
  • a grievous offense against morality;
  • murder is an atrocious crime;
  • no excess was too monstrous for them to commit

Nearby Words:

flabbergast flabbergastation flabbily flabbiness flabby flabel flabellate flabellation flabelliform flabellinerved

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