flagitious

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Pronunciation

/fləˈdʒɪʃəs/(fluh-JI-shus)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal/literary

Chinese

极其邪恶的；罪大恶极的

Definition

Extremely wicked or criminal; shockingly villainous.

Word family

  • flagitiousness/fləˈdʒɪʃəsnəs/(n)极度邪恶

Collocations

  • flagitious crime
  • flagitious conduct
  • flagitious act
  • flagitious regime

Examples

  1. 1.The tribunal documented the flagitious acts committed during the occupation. (shockingly wicked)
  2. 2.Even by wartime standards, the general's orders were considered flagitious. (extremely criminal)

Synonyms

  • heinous/ˈheɪnəs/— hatefully evil
  • nefarious/nɪˈfɛəriəs/— criminal, wicked
  • villainous/ˈvɪlənəs/— deliberately evil

Etymology

from Latin "flagitium" (shameful act) — related to "flagrare" (to burn) — a burning shame