Grossly wicked

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.] Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"shamefully wicked, criminal," late 14c., from Old French flagicieus or directly from Latin flagitiosus "shameful, disgraceful, infamous," from flagitium "shameful act, passionate deed, disgraceful thing," related to flagrum "a whip, scourge, lash," and ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: atrocious , grievous , heinous , monstrous ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context literary English) Of people: guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal. 2 (context literary English) Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia