fla|grant

fla|grant
fla|grant «FLAY gruhnt», adjective.
1. glaringly offensive; notorious; outrageous; scandalous: »

a flagrant crime. You're an old flagrant heathen (John Millington Synge).

2. glaring: »

a flagrant error.

[< Latin flagrāns, -antis, present participle of flagrāre to burn]
fla´grant|ly, adverb.

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  • fla´grant|ly — fla|grant «FLAY gruhnt», adjective. 1. glaringly offensive; notorious; outrageous; scandalous: »a flagrant crime. You re an old flagrant heathen (John Millington Synge). 2. glaring: »a flagrant error. ╂[< Latin flagrāns, antis, pre …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla·grant — …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|fla|grant — «kuhn FLAY gruhnt», adjective. on fire; blazing. ╂[< Latin cōnflagrāns, antis, present participle of cōnflagrāre; see etym. under conflagration (Cf. ↑conflagration)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla — ac·ri·fla·vine; af·fla·tion; af·fla·tus; an·thra·fla·vic; an·thra·fla·vin; ari·bo·fla·vin·o·sis; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·da; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·dae; con·fla·grant; con·fla·grate; con·fla·gra·tor; con·fla·tion; de·fla·tion; de·fla·tion·ary;… …   English syllables

  • grant — con·fla·grant; fla·grant·ly; fla·grant·ness; fra·grant; grant·able; grant; grant·ed·ly; grant·ee; grant·er; grant·or; mol·li·grant; rem·i·grant; trans·mi·grant; va·grant·ly; em·i·grant; fla·grant; im·mi·grant; in·te·grant; mi·grant; re·grant;… …   English syllables

  • flagrant — fla·grant …   English syllables

  • flagrantly — fla·grant·ly …   English syllables

  • flagrant — fla•grant [[t]ˈfleɪ grənt[/t]] adj. 1) shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error[/ex] 2) notorious; scandalous: a flagrant offender[/ex] 3) archaic blazing, burning, or glowing • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L… …   From formal English to slang

  • flagrant — fla|grant [ fleıgrənt ] adjective done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people: a flagrant disregard for the law ╾ fla|grant|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flagrant — fla|grant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

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