WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fla•gi•tious
(flə jish′əs),USA pronunciation adj.
fla•gi′tious•ly, adv.
fla•gi′tious•ness, n.
- shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- 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•ness, n.
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