flagitious

a. 极恶的, 残忍的, 凶恶的

发音

US /fləˈdʒɪʃəs/
UK /fləˈdʒɪʃəs/

词形变化

flagitous more flagitious 比较级 most flagitious 最高级

别名

flagacious

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.

    文学

    This young Nobleman was not only a flagitious Punster himself, but was accessary to the Punning of others, by Consent, by Provocation, by Connivance, and by Defence of the Evil committed […] .

  2. 2.

    Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.

    文学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

monstrous heinous grievous atrocious

近义相关 2

evil wicked

词源

From Old French flagitieux or Latin flāgitiōsus, both ultimately from flāgitium (“shameful crime”), related to flagrum (“whip”).

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