flagitious

adjectiveB2

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more flagitious

Superlative

most flagitious

1.
(literary)Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
This young Nobleman was not only a flagitious Punster himself, but was accessary to the Punning of others, by Consent, by Provocation, by Connivance, and by Defence of the Evil committed […] .
2.
(literary)Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.
Đồng nghĩa: infamous, scandalous, nefarious, iniquitous

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

infamous scandalous nefarious iniquitous

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Old French flagitieux or Latin flāgitiōsus, both ultimately from flāgitium (shameful crime), related to flagrum (whip).