flagrant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Etymology

From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.

In classic literature

At last Tennessee's guilt became flagrant. — Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools: Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists, Unknown
It's a flagrant conflict of interest." — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
It had been, it appeared, a very flagrant case. — The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English, Unknown

Synonyms

crying, egregious, glaring, gross, rank

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