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- [fluh-jish-uh s]
- /fləˈdʒɪʃ əs/
- /flə.ˈdʒɪ.ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fluh-jish-uh s]
- /fləˈdʒɪʃ əs/
Definitions of flagitious word
- adjective flagitious shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times. 1
- adjective flagitious heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous. 1
- noun flagitious (of a person or their actions) criminal; villainous. 1
- adjective flagitious atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous 0
- adjective flagitious shamefully wicked; vile and scandalous 0
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Origin of flagitious
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English flagicious < Latin flāgitiōsus, equivalent to flāgiti(um) shame, scandal + -ōsus -ous
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Parts of speech for Flagitious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flagitious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flagitious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flagitious
adj flagitious
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- flagrant — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- heinous — hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
adjective flagitious
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
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