adjective
- extremely wicked or villainous; shockingly evil
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The dictator’s flagitious crimes against humanity shocked the world.
- She was appalled by his flagitious betrayal of their friendship.
- The novel depicted the flagitious acts of a corrupt politician.
- History remembers him for his flagitious abuse of power.
- The court condemned the defendant’s flagitious conduct.
- Such flagitious behavior cannot be tolerated in civilized society.