What in the hell was I thinking? I decided to give the girls a bath today. Lexie (the white Maltese) is kind of a high-maintenance girl, and we have never had high-maintenance dogs before. She needs more grooming than any other dog we have ever had. She gets all that crap from her eyes into her hair, she gets most of her food in her hair, and her hair needs to be trimmed up between trips to the beautiful parlor. Callie is really no trouble at all, she just needs a bath or two between visits. SO, I got Lexie up on the counter with a pair of scissors, a beard trimmer and Jody (he wasn't on the counter). I have new regard for dog groomers. I am certain that they must give the dogs valium or something, because I could hardly get a snip in without having to wrangle her down. Eventually, I got some (most) of the offensive hair trimmed up and gave her a bath. I am pretty sure I was just as wet as she was, but it is over now, and no more trauma until the next time. Callie got a bath as well, but it was relatively trauma free.Flagitious -- Adjective. marked by scandalous crime or vice: villainous. "The flagitious crimes of these mindless ignoramuses beggar description and challenge credulity." Jonathan Wells, The Daily News of Newburyport (MA), October 8, 2012
Did You Know? Flagitious derives from the Latin noun flagitium, meaning "shameful thing," and is akin to the Latin noun flagrum, meaning "whip." Flagrum is also the source of flagellate ("to whip" or "to scourge") and the more obscure verb flagitate, meaning "importune." But it is not the source of flagrant, which means "conspicuously bad." Flagrant and its cousins derive from the Latin flagrare, meaning "to burn." Flagitious first appeared in the late 14th century, and it was originally applied to people who were horribly wicked. These days, it can also describe intangibles, such as actions, ideas, and principles.
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