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Flagitious Definition & Meaning

flagitious
adjective
  1. extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"
  2. 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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What does flagitious mean?
extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations" 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"
What part of speech is flagitious?
Flagitious is an adjective.
How many definitions does flagitious have?
Flagitious has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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