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flagitious
fla·gi·tious
/
fləˈdʒɪʃ
əs
/
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fl
uh
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jish
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s
]
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adjective
1.
shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
2.
heinous or flagrant, as a crime;
infamous
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
flagicious
<
Latin
flāgitiōsus,
equivalent to
flāgiti
(
um
) shame, scandal +
-ōsus
-ous
Related forms
fla·gi·tious·ly,
adverb
fla·gi·tious·ness,
noun
non·fla·gi·tious,
adjective
non·fla·gi·tious·ly,
adverb
non·fla·gi·tious·ness,
noun
un·fla·gi·tious,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
flagitious
(fləˈdʒɪʃəs)
—
adj
atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous
[C14: from Latin
flāgitiōsus
infamous, from
flāgitium
a shameful act; related to Latin
flagrum
whip]
fla'gitiously
—
adv
fla'gitiousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
flagitious
"shamefully wicked, vile, scandalous," late 14c., from O.Fr. flagicieux, from L. flagitiosus, from flagitium "shameful crime," related to flagrum (see
flagrant
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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