Definitions for flagitiousfləˈdʒɪʃ əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fla•gi•tiousfləˈdʒɪʃ əs(adj.)
heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.
Origin of flagitious:
1350–1400; ME flagicious < L flāgitiōsus, der. of flāgiti(um) shame, scandal
fla•gi′tious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
flagitious, heinous(adj)
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
"a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"
atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
flagitious(Adjective)
Extremely brutal or cruel
Origin: flagitieux or flagitiosus, both ultimately from flāgitium.
Webster Dictionary
Flagitious(adj)
disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc
Flagitious(adj)
guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; -- said of persons
Flagitious(adj)
characterized by scandalous crimes or vices; as, flagitious times
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