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Flagitiously — Flagitious Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flagitiously — adverb see flagitious … New Collegiate Dictionary
flagitiously — fla·gi·tious·ly … English syllables
flagitiously — adverb : in a flagitious manner : viciously, wickedly … Useful english dictionary
flagitious — flagitiously, adv. flagitiousness, n. /fleuh jish euhs/, adj. 1. shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times. 2. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous. [1350 1400; ME flagicious < L flagitiosus, equiv. to flagiti(um) shame, scandal +… … Universalium
Flagitious — Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flagitiousness — Flagitious Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flagitious — adjective Etymology: Middle English flagicious, from Latin flagitiosus, from flagitium shameful thing Date: 14th century marked by scandalous crime or vice ; villainous • flagitiously adverb • flagitiousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
flagitiousness — See flagitiously. * * * … Universalium
flagrantly — Synonyms and related words: abjectly, abominably, agonizingly, arrantly, atrociously, awfully, baldly, balefully, basely, bestially, bitterly, blatantly, boldly, brashly, brazenfacedly, brazenly, brutally, colorfully, confoundedly, conspicuously … Moby Thesaurus
