flagitious

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• Flagitious — Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flagitious — I adjective abominable, accursed, amoralistic, arrant, atrocious, bad, base, blameworthy, criminal, decadent, degenerate, depraved, diabolical, disgraceful, dissolute, egregious, evil, execrable, facinorous, felonious, flagrant, grievous, heinous …   Law dictionary

• flagitious — (adj.) shamefully wicked, criminal, late 14c., from O.Fr. flagicieux or directly from L. flagitiosus shameful, disgraceful, infamous, from flagitium shameful act, passionate deed, disgraceful thing, related to flagrum a whip, scourge, lash,… …   Etymology dictionary

• flagitious — nefarious, infamous, iniquitous, villainous, *vicious, corrupt, degenerate Analogous words: scandalous, criminal, sinful (see corresponding nouns at OFFENSE): shameful, disgraceful (see corresponding nouns at DISGRACE): *flagrant, gross, glaring …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• flagitious — [flə jish′əs] adj. [ME flagicious < L flagitiosus < flagitium, shameful act < flagitare, to demand, akin to flagrum: see FLAGELLATE] shamefully wicked; vile and scandalous flagitiously adv. flagitiousness n …   English World dictionary

• Flagitious — Steve Miller uses this word in The Joker . Homer Simpson reads, the flagitious of love …   Wikipedia

• flagitious — adjective Extremely brutal or cruel This young Nobleman was not only a flagitious Punster himself, but was accessary to the Punning of others, by Consent, by Provocation, by Connivance, and by Defence of the Evil committed; Syn: infamous,… …   Wiktionary

• flagitious — /fləˈdʒɪʃəs/ (say fluh jishuhs) adjective 1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, times, etc.: *Montgomery would maintain this flagitious procrastination of his managerial duties while I remain a butt for his ill timed chaff. –joseph furphy,… …  

• flagitious villainy — index atrocity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• flagitious — adjective Etymology: Middle English flagicious, from Latin flagitiosus, from flagitium shameful thing Date: 14th century marked by scandalous crime or vice ; villainous • flagitiously adverb • flagitiousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flagitious — flagitiously, adv. flagitiousness, n. /fleuh jish euhs/, adj. 1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times. 2. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous. [1350 1400; ME flagicious < L flagitiosus, equiv. to flagiti(um) shame, scandal +… …   Universalium