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flagitious

 
Dictionary: fla·gi·tious   (flə-jĭsh'əs) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Characterized by extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious.
  2. Infamous; scandalous: "That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious project" (Robert Southey).

[Middle English flagicious, wicked, from Latin flāgitiōsus, from flāgitium, shameful act, protest, from flāgitāre, to importune, to demand vehemently.]

flagitiously fla·gi'tious·ly adv.
flagitiousness fla·gi'tious·ness n.

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adjective

    Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior: corrupt, degenerate, depraved, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous. See clean/dirty, good/bad.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: shockingly brutal or cruel
  Synonyms: atrocious, grievous, heinous, monstrous

 
 
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