Associations to the word «Flagitious»
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Wiktionary
FLAGITIOUS, adjective. (literary) Of people: guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
FLAGITIOUS, adjective. (literary) Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.
Dictionary definition
FLAGITIOUS, adjective. Extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations".
FLAGITIOUS, adjective. Shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit".
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