flagrant
flag·rant
adjective
1.
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- “a crying shame”
- “an egregious lie”
- “flagrant violation of human rights”
- “a glaring error”
- “gross ineptitude”
- “gross injustice”
- “rank treachery”
Origin
From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.
Phrases
- in flagrant delict
- in flagrante delicto
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