Crimes shall whelm in ruin yon flagitious town (Alexander Pope).
SYNONYM(S): infamous, heinous, nefarious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fla|gi´tious|ly — fla|gi|tious «fluh JIHSH uhs», adjective. scandalously wicked; shamefully vile: »Crimes shall whelm in ruin yon flagitious town (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S): infamous, heinous, nefarious. ╂[< Latin flāgitiōsus < flāgitium shame]… … Useful english dictionary
fla|gi|tious — «fluh JIHSH uhs», adjective. scandalously wicked; shamefully vile: »Crimes shall whelm in ruin yon flagitious town (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S): infamous, heinous, nefarious. ╂[< Latin flāgitiōsus < flāgitium shame] –fla|gi´tious|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… … English syllables
fla — ac·ri·fla·vine; af·fla·tion; af·fla·tus; an·thra·fla·vic; an·thra·fla·vin; ari·bo·fla·vin·o·sis; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·da; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·dae; con·fla·grant; con·fla·grate; con·fla·gra·tor; con·fla·tion; de·fla·tion; de·fla·tion·ary;… … English syllables
flagitiousness — fla·gi·tious·ness … English syllables
flagitious — fla•gi•tious [[t]fləˈdʒɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME flagicious < L flāgitiōsus, der. of flāgiti(um) shame, scandal fla•gi′tious•ly, adv. fla•gi′tious•ness, n … From formal English to slang
gi — ae·gi·lops; ae·gi·tha·los; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·ru·gi·nous; ai·gi·a·lo·saur; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; alan·gi·um; al·bu·gi·na·ce·ae; al·bu·gi·na·les; al·gi·cide; al·gi·nate; al·ha·gi; al·ke·ken·gi; alo·gi; alo·gi·an; al·tin·gi·a·ce·ae;… … English syllables
Flagitious — Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flagitiously — Flagitious Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flagitiousness — Flagitious Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
