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flagrant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'flagrant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flagrant [ a.]
- Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.
- Actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging.
- Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked.

Meaning of 'flagrant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flagrant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • a crying shame;
  • a glaring error;
  • an egregious lie;
  • flagrant violation of human rights;
  • gross ineptitude;
  • gross injustice;
  • rank treachery