FLAGI'TIOUS, adjective [Latin flagitium, a scandalous crime, probably from the root of flagrant.] 1. Deeply criminal; grossly wicked; villainous; atrocious; scandalous; as a flagitious action or crime. 2. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; wicked; as a flagitious person. 3. Marked or infected with scandalous crimes or vices; as flagitious times.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI