flagitious

• Adjectif littéraire ou soutenu qualifiant quelque chose ou quelqu'un d'extrêmement criminel, dépravé ou odieux.

An obsolete adjective describing something or someone as extremely wicked, villainous, or criminal.

1. Extremely wicked or criminalC2formal

   Characterized by a profound degree of evil or criminality.

   Extrêmement criminel

   • The dictator's flagitious acts were condemned by the international community.
   • History remembers him for his flagitious crimes against humanity.
   • The court sentenced the flagitious offender to life in prison.

   Synonymesabominableatrociousexecrableheinousinfamousmonstrousnefariousvillainous

   Antonymesgoodinnocentmoralrighteousvirtuous

2. Shockingly brutal or cruelC2formal

   Marked by a shocking level of brutality or cruelty.

   d'une cruauté atroce

   • The flagitious treatment of prisoners was exposed by the investigation.
   • The novel depicts a flagitious regime that terrorized its own people.
   • Such flagitious behavior has no place in a civilized society.

   Synonymesatrociousbarbaricbrutalcruelfiendishheinousinhumanmonstroussavagevicious

   Antonymesbenevolentcompassionategentlehumanekindmerciful