flagitious

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flə jish′əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fla•gi•tious  (flə jish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
  2. heinous or flagrant, as a crime;
    infamous.
  • Latin flāgitiōsus, equivalent. to flāgiti(um) shame, scandal + -ōsus -ous
  • Middle English flagicious 1350–1400
fla•gi′tious•ly, adv. 
fla•gi′tious•ness, n. 

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