Dictionary Home »
Webster's New World College Dictionary » flagitiously
flagitiously
Variant of flagitious
flagitious
definition
fla·gi·tious (flə jis̸h′əs)
adjective
shamefully wicked; vile and scandalous
Etymology: ME flagicious < L flagitiosus < flagitium, shameful act < flagitare, to demand, akin to flagrum: see flagellate
Related Forms:
- flagitiously fla·gi′·tiously adverb
- flagitiousness fla·gi′·tious·ness noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Comments
Improve this definition.
Browse dictionary definitions near flagitiously
Share on Facebook