flagitious /flə`jĭsh.əs/
…adjective: Using cruel or vicious crimes; heinous.
[fr. Middle English flagicious, fr. Latin flāgitiōsus, fr. flāgitum, a disgraceful deed fr. flāgitāre, to demand resolutely]
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…noun: flagitiousness
…adverb: flagitiously