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1. (adj.) flagitious
heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME flagicious < L flāgitiōsus, der. of flāgiti(um) shame, scandal)
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1. (adj) flagitious, heinous
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
"a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"
2. (adj) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous
shockingly brutal or cruel
"murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
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1. (adj) flagitious
disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc
2. (adj) flagitious
guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; -- said of persons
3. (adj) flagitious
characterized by scandalous crimes or vices; as, flagitious times
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