Fla-gĭ'tious, a.
(fla-jish'us), a. [Lat. flagitiosus, from flagitium, a shameful or disgraceful act, orig. a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare, to demand hotly, fiercely; It. flagizioso, Sp. flagicioso].
Sense 1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous. “Debauched principles and flagitious practices.” I. Taylor.
Sense 2. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; — said of persons. Pope.
Sense 3. Characterized by scandalous crimes or vices; as, flagitious times. Pope.
Synonyms—Atrocious; villainous; flagrant; heinous; corrupt; profligate; abandoned. See ATROCIOUS.