flagrant
adjective
[ ˈfleɪɡr(ə)nt ]
• (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
• "a flagrant violation of the law"
Similar:
blatant,
glaring,
obvious,
overt,
evident,
conspicuous,
naked,
barefaced,
shameless,
brazen,
audacious,
brass-necked,
undisguised,
unconcealed,
patent,
transparent,
manifest,
palpable,
out and out,
utter,
complete,
outrageous,
scandalous,
shocking,
disgraceful,
reprehensible,
dreadful,
terrible,
gross,
enormous,
heinous,
atrocious,
monstrous,
wicked,
iniquitous,
villainous,
arrant,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘blazing, resplendent’): from French, or from Latin flagrant- ‘blazing’, from the verb flagrare .
