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flagrant
adjective fla·grant \ˈflā-grənt also ˈfla-\
: very bad : too bad to be ignored
Full Definition of FLAGRANT
1
archaic : fiery hot : burning
2
: conspicuously offensive <flagrant errors>; especially : so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality <flagrant violations of human rights>
— fla·grant·ly adverb
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Origin of FLAGRANT
Latin flagrant-, flagrans, present participle of flagrare to burn — more at black
Related to FLAGRANT
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- blatant, conspicuous, egregious, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, striking
Synonym Discussion of FLAGRANT
flagrant, glaring, gross, rank mean conspicuously bad or objectionable. flagrant applies usually to offenses or errors so bad that they can neither escape notice nor be condoned <flagrant abuse of the office of president>. glaring implies painful or damaging obtrusiveness of something that is conspicuously wrong, faulty, or improper <glaring errors>. gross implies the exceeding of reasonable or excusable limits <gross carelessness>. rank applies to what is openly and extremely objectionable and utterly condemned <rank heresy>.
FLAGRANT Defined for Kids
flagrant
adjective fla·grant \ˈflā-grənt\
Definition of FLAGRANT for Kids
: so bad as to be impossible to overlook <a flagrant lie>
— fla·grant·ly adverb
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