Main Entry: fla·grant

Pronunciation: \ˈflā-grənt also ˈfla-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin flagrant-, flagrans, present participle of flagrare to burn — more at black

Date: 1513

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

synonyms 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>.