flagitious

flagitious is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc.
2. adjective. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; -- said of persons.
3. adjective. Characterized by scandalous crimes or vices; as, flagitious times.
4. adjective. shockingly brutal or cruel

   "murder is an atrocious crime"

   "a grievous offense against morality"

   Synonyms: atrocious, grievous, monstrous

5. adjective. extremely wicked, deeply criminal

   "a flagitious crime"

   "heinous accusations"

   Synonyms: heinous

Synonyms

atrocious, grievous, monstrous, heinous

Common word forms

flagitiously, flagitiousness

Words from these letters

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