flagitious

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   shamefully wicked or criminal; marked by outrageous vice or cruelty

   The inquiry exposed a flagitious scheme to imprison opponents and steal public funds.

From Middle English flagicious, through Old French flagitieux or directly from Latin flagitiosus, 'shameful, disgraceful,' from flagitium, 'a shameful act or crime.' The Latin family is related to flagrum, 'whip,' but not to flagrant.

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