flagacious
flagacious is the alternative form of flagitious.
Meaning of flagitious
Adjective
flagitious (comparative more flagitious, superlative most flagitious)
- Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
- 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 […] .1716 Nov 7th, quoted from 1742, probably Alexander Pope, God's Revenge Against Punning, from Miscellanies, 3rd volume, page 227
- Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.
- But if in Noble Minds ſome Dregs remain, / Not yet purg'd off, of Spleen and ſow'r Diſdain, / Diſcharge that Rage on more Provoking Crimes, / Nor fear a Dearth on theſe Flagitious Times.1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC, page 30
- Synonyms:
- infamous, scandalous, nefarious, iniquitous
Forms of flagacious
| comparative | more flagacious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most flagacious |
Origin of flagacious
Blend of flagitious + -acious.
Questions about flagacious
- What is flagacious the alternative form of?
- Flagacious is the alternative form of flagitious.
Words near flagacious in the dictionary
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