flagitious

Adjective Satellite

extremely wicked, deeply criminal
- "a flagitious crime"
shockingly brutal or cruel

Adj

Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

atrocious, grievous, heinous, monstrous, infamous, iniquitous, nefarious, scandalous

Scrabble Score: 14

flagitious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flagitious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flagitious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

flagitious: valid Words With Friends Word