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
flagrantly
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of flagrant in a Sentence
flagrant abuse of the law
her flagrant disregard for other people's rights
Recent Examples of flagrant from the Web
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But celebrities who engage in flagrant attacks on social media are rewarded with worldwide attention.
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Co-captain Stephen Jackson, a boisterous personality throughout his 14-year NBA career, nearly wrestled Mobley to the ground on a late flagrant foul.
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Their friendship snarls Mueller in a flagrant conflict of interest, the attack goes, and Mueller's team is rife with partisans.
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Green has stayed just on the right side of the line this postseason, not in danger of an automatic suspension for technicals or flagrant accumulation.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Seven technical fouls, one flagrant foul, stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant jawing at each other and several other dustups.
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Green, of course, was suspended for that game after hitting James in the groin area in the final minutes of Game 4, causing him to be suspended for accumulating too many flagrant foul points.
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Midway through the third quarter, after Durant was hit on the head by the Cavs’ Kevin Love in what was deemed a flagrant foul, Durant went out of his way to be heard on the matter amid several Cavs players.
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After another long delay, the referees didn’t call a Flagrant foul on Pachulia but gave double-technicals to him and Shumpert.
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Did You Know?
In Latin, flagrare means "to burn," and flagrans means "burning" or "fiery hot" (both literally and figuratively). When it was first used in the 16th century, "flagrant" had the same meaning as "flagrans," but by the 18th century it had acquired its current meaning of "conspicuously bad." Some usage commentators warn against using "flagrant" and "blatant" interchangeably. While both words denote conspicuousness, they are not exact synonyms. "Blatant" is usually used of some person, action, or thing that attracts disapproving attention (e.g., "a blatant grammatical error"). "Flagrant" is used similarly, but usually carries a heavier weight of violated morality (e.g., "flagrant abuse of public office").
Origin and Etymology of flagrant
Latin flagrant-, flagrans, present participle of flagrare to burn — more at black
Synonym Discussion of flagrant
FLAGRANT Defined for English Language Learners
flagrant
playDefinition of flagrant for English Language Learners
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: very bad : too bad to be ignored
FLAGRANT Defined for Kids
flagrant
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: so bad as to be impossible to overlook a flagrant lie
flagrantly
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