Flagitious is an adjective meaning extremely wicked or criminal.
Flagitious es un adjetivo que significa extremadamente malvado o criminal.
| Front | flagitious \fluh-JISH-us\ |
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| Back | adjective Extremely wicked or criminal. ["Flagitious" derives from the Latin noun "flagitium," meaning "shameful thing," and is akin to the Latin noun "flagrum," meaning "whip." "Flagrum" is also the source of "flagellate" ("to whip" or "to scourge"), but despite the superficial resemblance it is not the source of "flagrant," meaning "conspicuously bad." "Flagrant" and its cousins derive instead from Latin "flagrare," meaning "to burn." "Flagitious" first appeared in the late 14th century, and it was originally applied to people who were horribly criminal or wicked. These days, it can also describe intangibles, such as actions ("flagitious promiscuity"), ideas ("a flagitious notion"), and principles ("flagitious motives").] "Ten thousand curses on the head of that infamous villain and flagitious scoundrel." - Wilbur Smith; Assegai; Macmillan; 2010. |
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