Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible: a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government. See Usage Note at blatant.
- adj. Obsolete Flaming; blazing.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Burning; blazing; hence, shining; glorious.
- Hence Ardent; eager.
- Raging; in action; actually in progress.
- Glaring; notorious; scandalous: as, a flagrant crime: rarely used of persons.
- Synonyms Wicked, Heinous, etc. see atrocious.
Wiktionary
- adj. Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
- adj. archaic On fire, flaming.
- adj. obsolete common misspelling of fragrant.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.
- adj. Actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging.
- adj. Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Etymologies
- From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō (Wiktionary)
- Latin flagrāns, flagrant-, present participle of flagrāre, to burn; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The leader of the opposition Justice and Democracy Party of Libya says he has begun compiling evidence of what he describes as flagrant human rights abuses and grave atrocities perpetrated by forces loyal to embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi against anti-government protesters.”
Voice of America: Libyan Opposition Compiling Evidence of Gadhafi Abuse, Atrocities
“Syrian state media condemned Secretary Clinton's remarks, calling it additional evidence of what it called "flagrant interference" by the United States in Syria's internal affairs.”
“He's condemned what he called the flagrant aggression of Israel's bombardment of Southern Lebanon.”
“The United States said Wednesday it would lead a campaign to condemn Zimbabwe for what it called flagrant and ruinous human rights abuses at the upcoming meeting of the UN Human Rights”
“The United States said last month that it would lead a campaign to condemn Zimbabwe for what it called flagrant and ruinous human rights abuses at the Commission's annual meeting, which ends next week.”
“The Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping that includes Saudi Arabia and Qatar, asked the United Nations Security Council to stop what it calls "flagrant Iranian interference" in Bahrain and other GCC countries.”
“Kadafi declared he was willing to die defending Libya and, in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called "flagrant military aggression.”
“Libya and, in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called "flagrant military aggression.”
“Kadafi declared he was willing to die defending Libya, and in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called "flagrant military aggression.”
“Moallem criticized the international community for its inability to curb what he described as flagrant violations of international law.”
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